Pookum Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Pookum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pookum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pookum Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pookum Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Pookum occurs most in Thailand. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pookum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pookum reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Tai-Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 2,354,612. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Pathum Thani Province, where 37 percent reside, Songkhla Province, where 23 percent reside and Nonthaburi Province, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pookkum9214/
Pookhum925/
Phookum921/
Pokum9180/
Phookhum866/
Pookkhum864/
Pookumme861/
Phokum8360/
Pookun8316/
Pokhum839/
Pokkum835/
Poukum832/
Pookom831/
Pokoum831/
Pohkum831/
Poocum831/
Pokkhum77191/
Pookung7728/
Phookun7726/
Phokhum7715/
Pookhun775/
Poodkun771/
Pookkom771/
Pookkun771/
Pokun73287/
Pokom73119/
Pakum7376/
Pukum7342/
Pocom737/
Pocum735/
Photkhum7187/
Phookung717/
Pookhung717/
Poodkhun715/
Pougkhum711/
Pouskoum711/
Pokhun67344/
Phakum6765/
Phokun6762/
Pakhum6755/
Pookon6741/
Pukume6722/
Paukum6720/
Pukkum6717/
Pokhom6716/
Phocum6714/
Phukum6713/
Putkum676/
Pudkum675/
Potkun674/
Paskum673/
Phokom673/
Pakoum672/
Poccom671/
Pokoun671/
Pukhum671/
Poukom671/
Pukoom671/
Pokoom671/
Phookkung671/
Puykum671/
Pokkom671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pookum
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis