Family name Yakym (Яким 
, Иаким , Yakym 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare surname. The last name Yakym is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is quite a common surname, Ukraine, where it is quite a rare surname, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Russia. Likewise, Yakym is the forename as well as the last name.