Yakum Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

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

Yakum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru901:353,15712,093
Cameroon731:284,50826,965
Ecuador531:300,1109,008
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
United States341:10,660,557428,392
India201:38,353,269431,471
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Yakum (774) may also be a first name.

Yakum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yakum (Hindi: याकूम, Marathi: याकुम, Oriya: ୟାକୁମ, Russian: Якум, Tibetan: ཡ་ཁུམ།) is more frequently found in Peru than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakum? popularity and diffusion

Yakum is the 699,651st most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Yakum reside; 34 percent reside in South America and 34 percent reside in Andean South America. Yakum is also the 295,011th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 774 people.

The last name Yakum is most frequently held in Peru, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 353,157. In Peru Yakum is most numerous in: Amazonas Region, where 94 percent are found and Loreto Region, where 6 percent are found. Not including Peru this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Ecuador, where 13 percent are found.

Yakum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yakum last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Yakum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 53.26% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,061 per year and in United States they earn 4.96% more than the national average, earning $45,289 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoakum913,463/
Yakume9117/
Yakoum9115/
Yakhum919/
Yakumm914/
Yaakum911/
Yackum910/
Yoakuym831/
Yoackum830/
Yokum801,168/
Jakum80162/
Yakom8090/
Yacum8025/
Yakumova7723/
Jakoum73209/
Jaikum73177/
Yokeum7344/
Jakkum7336/
Yodkum7314/
Jackum7313/
Yakhom7311/
Yockum739/
Jadkum736/
Jaykum735/
Yokoum734/
Yotkum734/
Yookum734/
Yoskum733/
Yoacum732/
Yaqoum732/
Yacume732/
Jakhum732/
Jaakum732/
Jahkum731/
Jyakom731/
Jeakum731/
Yakoom731/
Yacumm731/
Jiakum731/
Yokcum731/
Yacoum731/
Yokuim730/
Yodkhum6769/
Jaikhum6739/
Jakkhum6735/
Yahkoom672/
Yookhum672/
Jaikume672/
Yotkhum671/
Yooukum671/
Jaikaum671/
Jaickum671/
Ajeakum671/
Yokoume671/
Yacoumd671/

Yakum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakum in the Tibetan language
ཡ་ཁུམ།yakhum-
Yakum in the Oriya language
ୟାକୁମyakuma-
Yakum in the Hindi language
याकूमyakuma77.78
याकुमyakuma11.11
यकूमyakuma11.11
Yakum in the Marathi language
याकुमyakuma66.67
याकूमyakuma20
याकुबyakuba13.33
Yakum in the Russian language
Якумakum-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yakum
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