Jochum
surname · Latin script
Meaning: variant of Joachim
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 13 countries · latest register: dane.gov.pl, 2026
/ˈdʒɑkəm/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Jochum is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- DEGermany
- FRFrance
- USUnited States
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)- LatinIōāchīmus(inferred from the name graph)via Joachim
- Ancient GreekἸωακείμIōakeím(inferred from the name graph)via Joachim
- Biblical Hebrewיְהוֹיָקִיםyəhôyâqîm“may Yahweh raise up”(inferred from the name graph)via Joachim
Steps marked ◐ come from the entry for the form named above them, not from this name's own sources.
variant of Joachim.
Cited for this meaning 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Otto Jochumb. 1898DEGerman composer, conductor and music teacher (1898-1969)
- Eugen Jochumb. 1902DEGerman conductor (1902-1987)
- Maria Jochumb. 1903DEGerman poet (1903-1984)
- Georg Ludwig Jochumb. 1909DEMusic conductor (1909-1970)
- Inge Jochumb. 1946ATAustrian alpine skier
- Pam Jochumb. 1954USAmerican politician
- Gerry Jochumb. 1960DEGerman actor and author
- Markus Jochumb. 1964DEGerman basketball coach and former player
- Frank Jochumb. 1964DEGerman specialist in paediatrics and adolescent medicine and private lecturer
- Heike Jochumb. 1968DEGerman jurist
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)25 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 13 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1K | #25,376 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 986 | #25,152 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 930 | #25,041 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 65 | #15,331 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 65 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 64 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 57 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 57 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 54 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 51 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 47 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 44 | — |
Reference works 4
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Jochum mean, and where does it come from?
- variant of Joachim. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- How do you pronounce Jochum?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈdʒɑkəm/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Jochum have the most bearers?
- Jochum is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Jochum”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.