Pokum Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Pokum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 63 | 1:1,121,244 | 165,873 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
The alternate forms: Pöküm (1) are calculated separately.
Pokum (47) may also be a first name.
Pokum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pokum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pokum (Russian: Покум) occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Pöküm. Click here for other possible spellings of Pokum.
How Common Is The Last Name Pokum? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,106,139th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Pokum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Pokum live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 79 percent live in Tai-Asia. Pokum is also the 1,467,136th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 47 people.
The last name is most widespread in Thailand, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 1,121,244. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Chiang Rai Province, where 37 percent live, Chiang Mai Province, where 22 percent live and Bangkok, where 16 percent live. Apart from Thailand this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phokum | 91 | 60 | / |
| Pookum | 91 | 30 | / |
| Pokhum | 91 | 9 | / |
| Pokkum | 91 | 5 | / |
| Poukum | 91 | 2 | / |
| Pohkum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pokoum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pöküm | 87 | 1 | / |
| Pokkhum | 83 | 191 | / |
| Phokhum | 83 | 15 | / |
| Pookkum | 83 | 14 | / |
| Pookhum | 83 | 5 | / |
| Phookum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pokom | 80 | 119 | / |
| Pakum | 80 | 76 | / |
| Pekum | 80 | 48 | / |
| Pukum | 80 | 42 | / |
| Pocum | 80 | 5 | / |
| Photkhum | 77 | 87 | / |
| Phookhum | 77 | 6 | / |
| Pookkhum | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pookumme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pougkhum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pouskoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phakum | 73 | 65 | / |
| Pakhum | 73 | 55 | / |
| Pukume | 73 | 22 | / |
| Paukum | 73 | 20 | / |
| Pukkum | 73 | 17 | / |
| Pokhom | 73 | 16 | / |
| Phocum | 73 | 14 | / |
| Phukum | 73 | 13 | / |
| Putkum | 73 | 6 | / |
| Pudkum | 73 | 5 | / |
| Phokom | 73 | 3 | / |
| Paskum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Peekum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pakoum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pukhum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pookom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pekkum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pekoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poukom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pokoom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poocum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pokkom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puykum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peckum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phukhum | 67 | 124 | / |
| Pokkhom | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phokhom | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phokcom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pakkhum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pukkhum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phatkum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phakhum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phukkum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peckumm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Patkumh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Putkoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pookkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peugkum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pockcom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Packuim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peckhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patkhum | 67 | 1 | / |
Pokum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pokum in the Russian language | ||
| Покум | pokum | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pokum
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