Yoakum Surname

130,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Yoakum Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Descendant of Jojakim (Yah makes to stand still).

Yoakum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4111:106,26211,659
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4961:101,24710,256

Yoakum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Descendant of Jojakim (Yah makes to stand still).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Yoakum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yoakum occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yoakum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yoakum is the 130,621st most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,104,403 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Yoakum live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Yoakum is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,411 people, or 1 in 106,262. In The United States Yoakum is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Missouri, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States Yoakum occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Yoakum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yoakum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yoakum surname rose 688 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yoakum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yoakum last name are 18.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.15% registered to vote for the political party.

Yoakum earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.78% less than the national average, earning $41,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoakuym921/
Yoackum920/
Yokum911,168/
Yakum91421/
Yokeum8344/
Yakume8317/
Yakoum8315/
Yodkum8314/
Yockum839/
Yakhum839/
Yaokum837/
Yookum834/
Yokoum834/
Yotkum834/
Yakumm834/
Yoskum833/
Yoacum832/
Yoakom832/
Yokcum831/
Yaakum831/
Yokuim830/
Yackum830/
Yodkhum7769/
Ayakume778/
Yookhum772/
Joakuim772/
Yotkhum771/
Ayakoum771/
Yokoume771/
Yooukum771/
Yocum738,668/
Yokom73576/
Jakum73162/
Aikum73113/
Yekum73109/
Yakom7390/
Yacum7325/
Jokum7319/
Akeum7315/
Uykum7310/
Aukum736/
Aykum732/
Yakumova7123/
Jakoum67209/
Jaikum67177/
Jakkum6736/
Haikum6714/
Jackum6713/
Yakhom6711/
Aykoum6710/
Aikume679/
Yodcum677/
Jadkum676/
Jockum675/
Aitkum675/
Jaykum675/
Ajtkum675/
Yokhom673/
Joikum673/
Jaakum672/
Eatkum672/
Yekoum672/
Aekaum672/
Ayekum672/
Jakhum672/
Yacume672/
Yaqoum672/
Haukum671/
Yohoskoum671/
Iyokom671/
Ayakom671/
Ajakum671/
Yacoum671/
Joacum671/
Yocuum671/
Yocumm671/
Yakoom671/
Ayokom671/
Goukum671/
Jyakom671/
Jozkum671/
Jeakum671/
Jahkum671/
Autkum671/
Ajkhum671/
Oudkum671/
Oukhum671/
Owekum671/
Geokum671/
Jiakum671/
Aukhum671/
Ayukum671/
Yaokom671/
Yacumm671/
Hoykum671/
Oekcum671/

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