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 Male Yum Height
175.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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་) occurs most in Hong Kong. It may be found in the variant forms: Yüm. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yum? popularity and diffusion
Yum is the 89,832nd most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,364,965 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Yum live; 39 percent live in East Asia and 37 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 163,225th most commonly used first name globally, held by 2,120 people.
The surname is most frequent in Hong Kong, where it is held by 1,898 people, or 1 in 3,865. Other than Hong Kong this surname exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Turkey, where 8 percent live.
Yum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Yum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 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 holding the Yum surname are 0.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.5% registered to vote for the political 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
- 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
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- 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 Yum
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