Yokum Surname

320,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Yokum Surname Definition:

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

Yokum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1101:326,54029,667
Guyana221:34,6463,602
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:184,62816,354

Yokum (95) may also be a first name.

Yokum 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

Yokum Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Yokum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 320,056th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,239,337 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Yokum are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 974,243rd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 95 people.

The surname Yokum is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,110 people, or 1 in 326,540. In The United States Yokum is primarily found in: West Virginia, where 13 percent reside, Louisiana, where 13 percent reside and Ohio, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Guyana, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Yokum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yokum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Yokum surname grew 408 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yokum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yokum last name are 12.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.94% registered with the party.

Yokum earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $41,766 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoakum913,463/
Yokeum9144/
Yodkum9114/
Yockum919/
Yotkum914/
Yokoum914/
Yookum914/
Yoskum913/
Yokcum911/
Yokuim910/
Ykum891/
Yodkhum8369/
Yookhum832/
Yokoume831/
Yoakuym831/
Yotkhum831/
Yooukum831/
Yoackum830/
Yocum808,668/
Yokom80576/
Yakum80421/
Yikum80349/
Jokum8019/
Uykum8010/
Aykum802/
Ykoum801/
Yakume7317/
Yakoum7315/
Aykoum7310/
Yakhum739/
Yodcum737/
Jockum735/
Yakumm734/
Yokhom733/
Joikum733/
Yaqoum732/
Yoacum732/
Yaakum731/
Jozkum731/
Geokum731/
Yacoum731/
Yocuum731/
Yocumm731/
Ayokom731/
Hoykum731/
Yackum730/
Ekum671,811/
Ikum671,289/
Haykoum675/
Ycom672/
Oikhume671/
Aiyokom671/
Yokhoem671/
Jiokoum671/
Yacoumd671/
Joikhum671/
Ycum670/

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