Yom Surname

4,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Yom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea71,2401:71951
Cambodia39,0611:39689
South Sudan5,8131:1,964387
Togo1,0501:6,9031,501
United States5691:637,01051,261
Indonesia4381:301,93926,782
India3971:1,932,15567,012
Papua New Guinea2971:27,4543,094
Israel2571:33,2984,684
Nigeria1901:932,33040,120
Singapore1671:32,9801,213
Cameroon1441:144,23016,009
Malaysia1001:294,94216,171
Benin251:413,42429,829
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
England31:18,572,686338,250
China31:455,773,85521,925
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belize11:355,4743,977

Yom (43,779) may also be a first name.

Yom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yom (Hindi: योम) occurs most in South Korea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yom.

How Common Is The Last Name Yom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,711th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 60,798 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Yom reside; 59 percent reside in East Asia and 59 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 20,629th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 43,779 people.

It is most frequently held in South Korea, where it is held by 71,240 people, or 1 in 719. In South Korea it is most prevalent in: Gyeonggi Province, where 27 percent reside, Seoul, where 21 percent reside and Busan, where 7 percent reside. Barring South Korea this surname occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 33 percent reside and South Sudan, where 5 percent reside.

Yom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yom last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yom earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 14.59% more than the national average, earning $49,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.36% less than the national average, earning $36,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayom8611,490/
Oyom863,594/
Yoam863,528/
Yome861,202/
Hyom86211/
Uyom86110/
Eyom8681/
Yoom8660/
Yoym8635/
Yohm8632/
Yomg866/
Yiom863/
Yomh862/
Jyom862/
Yomn861/
Yotm861/
Yomd861/
Ym801,285/
Yhome75116/
Ayyom7563/
Hoyom7533/
Yotim7532/
Yosim7523/
Hayom7522/
Aiyom7514/
Yomne7514/
Youom7513/
Ayiom7512/
Heyom7510/
Yosem758/
Ayhom755/
Yoamm755/
Yosym754/
Yihom754/
Yomme753/
Yooum753/
Yooim753/
Yotem752/
Yocem752/
Aayom752/
Eyiom751/
Yomth751/
Euyom751/
Hyome751/
Yooym751/
Yam6761,998/
Yon6750,507/
Yim6748,836/
Hym6729,683/
Jom671,325/
Eom671,304/
Yochim67947/
Yochem67374/
Oim67124/
Goiyom67100/
Iom6747/
Yossem6725/
Yomgne6725/
Yme6721/
Aym6721/
Ytm6719/
Eym6717/
Yohoum6716/
Yhm6712/
Yomova6711/
Yochym6711/
Ymd6711/
Ojm6710/
Oym679/
Uym677/
Ymm677/
Ahayom677/
Ymh676/
Ymt676/
Uyiotm674/
Aayoom674/
Ysm673/
Yomgue672/
Yossim672/
Jym672/
Yohiem671/
Oiyome671/
Haayom671/
Jyotim671/
Gaiyom671/
Gayyom671/
Aheyom671/
Hayyom671/
Gayiom671/
Wanyom671/
Yohamm671/
Hayhom670/

Yom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yom in the Hindi language
योमyoma75
योअमyo'ama25

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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 Yom
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