Yocum Surname

58,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,668 people bear this surname

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

Yocum Surname Definition:

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

Yocum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6061:42,1175,178
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
France71:9,488,960336,266
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9911:25,2233,116

Yocum (13) may also be a first name.

Yocum 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

Yocum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yocum occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yocum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 58,337th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 840,741 people. The last name Yocum is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Yocum live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 8,606 people, or 1 in 42,117. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent live, Kentucky, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Yocum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yocum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yocum last name grew 432 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yocum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yocum surname are 19.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.28% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yocum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $41,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.51% less than the national average, earning $43,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yochum912,594/
Yockum919/
Yodcum917/
Yoacum912/
Yokcum911/
Yocuum911/
Yocumm911/
Ycum890/
Yoachum83163/
Yodchum838/
Yotchum834/
Yoochum831/
Yochhum831/
Yochoum831/
Yoackum830/
Yocom802,525/
Yokum801,168/
Jocum8059/
Yacum8025/
Yosum805/
Yocun804/
Yojum803/
Ykoum801/
Yicum801/
Yotchoum7741/
Jochum737,720/
Yoakum733,463/
Yojcom73847/
Yachum73123/
Iochum73121/
Yokeum7344/
Yakoum7315/
Yodkum7314/
Aykoum7310/
Jockum735/
Yotkum734/
Yokoum734/
Yookum734/
Yodcom733/
Yoskum733/
Yaqoum732/
Yacume732/
Yoocun732/
Joscum732/
Yoycom731/
Yojcóm731/
Yacumm731/
Yotcom731/
Yacoum731/
Yokuim730/
Yackum730/
Ecum67146/
Yodkhum6769/
Icum6720/
Yatchum6715/
Haykoum675/
Jcum672/
Ycom672/
Yookhum672/
Yotkhum671/
Yokoume671/
Juochum671/
Ykum671/
Yacoumd671/
Yoakuym671/
Yazoume671/
Yooukum671/
Jotchum670/

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