Yahum Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yahum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898

Yahum (97) may also be a first name.

Yahum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yahum is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yahum is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Yahum are found; 57 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 57 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Yahum is also the 962,660th most numerous forename internationally, borne by 97 people.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 43 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahoum919/
Yahium911/
Yahm89129/
Yhum892/
Hyahoum833/
Yahoume832/
Jahum8038/
Yayum8036/
Yaham8021/
Yajum8015/
Yathm807/
Yohum804/
Yaoum802/
Yhume801/
Yam7561,998/
Yum755,339/
Ajhoum73170/
Yaoume7349/
Jayaum7319/
Yohoum7316/
Yahyem7312/
Yahyam733/
Yaathm733/
Yehoum732/
Yajume731/
Yahaym731/
Yahiam731/
Youm675,899/
Yamd675,461/
Yame673,738/
Yoam673,528/
Hyam671,731/
Jaum671,356/
Yehoume67846/
Yiam67632/
Yaam67567/
Eyum67508/
Yume67476/
Jahm67339/
Yham67241/
Yeam67221/
Uyum67191/
Oyum67190/
Jhum67129/
Yamm6791/
Øyum6770/
Ihum6767/
Yasm6748/
Hium6725/
Hyum6724/
Ehum6723/
Yium6721/
Yamh6719/
Yamt6717/
Jyam6715/
Yumm679/
Yatm678/
Eaum675/
Yusm673/
Eahm672/
Yahayam672/
Yujm672/
Jyum671/
Yahajam671/
Yajm671/
Yuhm671/
Hiahoum671/
Iahm671/
Yohoume671/
Yaym671/
Yumh671/

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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 Yahum
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