Yum Surname
Approximately 5,339 people bear this surname
Yum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 1,898 | 1:3,865 | 212 |
| United States | 1,109 | 1:326,834 | 29,687 |
| Turkey | 447 | 1:174,097 | 13,249 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Cambodia | 254 | 1:60,973 | 1,972 |
| Singapore | 227 | 1:24,263 | 950 |
| Indonesia | 120 | 1:1,102,077 | 79,449 |
| Nigeria | 119 | 1:1,488,595 | 56,907 |
| India | 114 | 1:6,728,644 | 151,199 |
| South Korea | 99 | 1:517,578 | 250 |
| Papua New Guinea | 91 | 1:89,601 | 11,921 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Australia | 77 | 1:350,594 | 29,558 |
| China | 55 | 1:24,860,392 | 1,354 |
| Malaysia | 41 | 1:719,371 | 33,828 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
The alternate forms: Yüm (1) are calculated separately.
Yum (2,120) may also be a first name.
Yum Demographics
Average Yum Salary in
United States
$53,033 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yum (Arabic: يم, Hindi: युम, Tibetan: ཡུམ་འཕྲིན་ལས་) is held by more people in Hong Kong than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Yüm. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yum.
How Common Is The Last Name Yum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yum is the 89,832nd most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,364,965 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Yum are found; 39 percent are found in East Asia and 37 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Yum is also the 163,225th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 2,120 people.
The surname is most widely held in Hong Kong, where it is carried by 1,898 people, or 1 in 3,865. Besides Hong Kong this last name exists in 64 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Turkey, where 8 percent are found.
Yum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Yum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,107 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Yum last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Yum last name are 0.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.5% registered with the party.
The amount Yum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.91% more than the national average, earning $53,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.25% more than the national average, earning $54,280 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yüm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Youm | 86 | 5,899 | / |
| Eyum | 86 | 508 | / |
| Yume | 86 | 476 | / |
| Uyum | 86 | 191 | / |
| Oyum | 86 | 190 | / |
| Øyum | 86 | 70 | / |
| Hyum | 86 | 24 | / |
| Yium | 86 | 21 | / |
| Yumm | 86 | 9 | / |
| Yumg | 86 | 7 | / |
| Yusm | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yhum | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yujm | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yuhm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jyum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yumn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yumh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eyoum | 75 | 2,472 | / |
| Yusim | 75 | 566 | / |
| Eyume | 75 | 329 | / |
| Hoyum | 75 | 170 | / |
| Yusem | 75 | 166 | / |
| Yusym | 75 | 106 | / |
| Høyum | 75 | 94 | / |
| Ayyum | 75 | 42 | / |
| Eiyum | 75 | 31 | / |
| Yutim | 75 | 18 | / |
| Heyum | 75 | 17 | / |
| Geyum | 75 | 10 | / |
| Yahum | 75 | 7 | / |
| Aiyum | 75 | 6 | / |
| Youhm | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yutem | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yohum | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yooum | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yojum | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yeoum | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yumne | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yaoum | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yumme | 75 | 2 | / |
| Huyum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayium | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyume | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohyum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyumm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayjum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yumgk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yoyum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhume | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yucem | 75 | 0 | / |
| Yun | 67 | 1,470,301 | / |
| Jum | 67 | 1,829 | / |
| Yumova | 67 | 128 | / |
| Yussim | 67 | 75 | / |
| Yaoume | 67 | 49 | / |
| Yumgue | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hayyum | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yussem | 67 | 22 | / |
| Haiyum | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ium | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yohoum | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yuchem | 67 | 15 | / |
| Eyoume | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yuchym | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gayyum | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yahoum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aiyume | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yuchim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Haayum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hoiyum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yussym | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yeoume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yehoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aayume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heeyum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuttem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauyum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuñ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyoume | 67 | 1 | / |
Yum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yum in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཡུམ་འཕྲིན་ལས་ | yumtrinlé | - |
| Yum in the Hindi language | ||
| युम | yuma | 82.46 |
| क़युम | qayuma | 8.77 |
| यूम | yuma | 5.26 |
| क़यूम | qayuma | 3.51 |
| Yum in the Arabic language | ||
| يم | ym | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yum
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