Yekum Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Yekum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yekum (80) may also be a first name.
Yekum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yekum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yekum is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yekum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,755,741st most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Yekum reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,075,395th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 80 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 135,895. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Chimbu, where 87 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 41 percent reside and Iceland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yekoum | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ayekum | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yiekum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yoekum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekum | 89 | 1,811 | / |
| Ajyekum | 83 | 7 | / |
| Oyekume | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yekoume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekoum | 80 | 535 | / |
| Eikum | 80 | 229 | / |
| Jekum | 80 | 15 | / |
| Yekom | 80 | 11 | / |
| Uykum | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ekkum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aykum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eekum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekumh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekeum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yecum | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hayekoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yoakum | 73 | 3,463 | / |
| Eidkum | 73 | 29 | / |
| Aykoum | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jaykum | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oyekom | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eatkum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aekaum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jeakum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiykum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoykum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayukum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oekcum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owekum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jekume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jekhum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayukhum | 67 | 177 | / |
| Ecum | 67 | 146 | / |
| Ayakume | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yoikhum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Haykoum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aggekum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ijekume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igiekum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayakoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoakuym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiekaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoackum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eickhum | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Yekum
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