Yolum Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Yolum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yolum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1231:632,69433,456
Northern Cyprus191:16,7904,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Yolum (43) may also be a first name.

Yolum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yolum is most common in Turkey. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yolum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,471,719th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Yolum live; 79 percent live in West Asia and 79 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Yolum is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 43 people.

The surname Yolum is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 632,694. In Turkey Yolum is most numerous in: Izmir Province, where 35 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 32 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 10 percent are found. Other than Turkey this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoslum918/
Yotlum912/
Yoloum912/
Yollum911/
Ylum890/
Oylum80967/
Yalum80302/
Yolun80250/
Aylum8016/
Uylum803/
Yolom802/
Hylum801/
Jolum801/
Yilum801/
Eylum800/
Yoalloum774/
Yolumova771/
Yalume73110/
Yoslun73107/
Ojolum7370/
Yallum7356/
Yolgun7346/
Yaslum7320/
Gaylum7312/
Yaloum737/
Yalaum734/
Yilgum734/
Yolung733/
Hyllum733/
Ayllum733/
Jolium732/
Hiolum732/
Goilum731/
Jolume731/
Yilaum731/
Yaleum731/
Jollum730/
Heylum730/
Yoloussim711/
Elum673,792/
Ilum67489/
Yalloum675/
Jlum671/
Ayloume671/
Yaloume671/
Hojlumd671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yolum
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