Yum Surname

89,832nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Yum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong1,8981:3,865212
United States1,1091:326,83429,687
Turkey4471:174,09713,249
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Cambodia2541:60,9731,972
Singapore2271:24,263950
Indonesia1201:1,102,07779,449
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
India1141:6,728,644151,199
South Korea991:517,578250
Papua New Guinea911:89,60111,921
Canada891:413,99536,402
Australia771:350,59429,558
China551:24,860,3921,354
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
England241:2,321,58686,519
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Yüm (1) are calculated separately.

Yum (2,120) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yüm891/
Youm865,899/
Eyum86508/
Yume86476/
Uyum86191/
Oyum86190/
Øyum8670/
Hyum8624/
Yium8621/
Yumm869/
Yumg867/
Yusm863/
Yhum862/
Yujm862/
Yuhm861/
Jyum861/
Yumn861/
Yumh861/
Eyoum752,472/
Yusim75566/
Eyume75329/
Hoyum75170/
Yusem75166/
Yusym75106/
Høyum7594/
Ayyum7542/
Eiyum7531/
Yutim7518/
Heyum7517/
Geyum7510/
Yahum757/
Aiyum756/
Youhm755/
Yutem754/
Yohum754/
Yooum753/
Yojum753/
Yeoum753/
Yumne752/
Yaoum752/
Yumme752/
Huyum751/
Ayium751/
Hyume751/
Ohyum751/
Eyumm751/
Ayjum751/
Yumgk751/
Yoyum751/
Yhume751/
Yucem750/
Yun671,470,301/
Jum671,829/
Yumova67128/
Yussim6775/
Yaoume6749/
Yumgue6735/
Hayyum6724/
Yussem6722/
Haiyum6720/
Ium6717/
Yohoum6716/
Yuchem6715/
Eyoume6713/
Yuchym6711/
Gayyum6711/
Yahoum679/
Aiyume679/
Yuchim677/
Haayum676/
Hoiyum674/
Yussym672/
Yeoume672/
Yehoum672/
Aayume671/
Heeyum671/
Yuttem671/
Hauyum671/
Yuñ671/
Oyoume671/

Yum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yum in the Tibetan language
ཡུམ་འཕྲིན་ལས་yumtrinlé-
Yum in the Hindi language
युमyuma82.46
क़युमqayuma8.77
यूमyuma5.26
क़यूमqayuma3.51
Yum in the Arabic language
يمym-

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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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