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 last name Yekum is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yekum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,755,741st most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Yekum are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,075,395th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 80 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 135,895. In Papua New Guinea Yekum is most frequent in: Chimbu, where 87 percent live and Jiwaka, where 13 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 41 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.
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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- 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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