Aranam Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Aranam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aranam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Aranam (15) may also be a first name.

Aranam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aranam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Aranam (Hindi: अरनाम, Marathi: एरनाम, Oriya: ଆରନାମ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aranam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aranam is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Aranam occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Aranam live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Aranam is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Aranam is most numerous in: Madang, where 92 percent reside and Morobe, where 8 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haranam92171/
Arangam9238/
Garanam9212/
Aratnam921/
Atranam921/
Airanam921/
Aaranam921/
Haraname8639/
Aarangam863/
Haranham862/
Arathnam861/
Araanaam861/
Aranan83994/
Oranam831/
Aranom830/
Auraingam801/
Aranaseem801/
Arratnamm801/
Haranasim801/
Aranain77241/
Arzanan77205/
Arangan7765/
Aranang7750/
Arhanan7716/
Garanan7714/
Haranan7712/
Aranome775/
Goranam774/
Orangam771/
Auranan771/
Ayranan771/
Aragnan771/
Aurenam771/
Aruinam771/
Aranand771/
Arahnan771/
Erannam771/
Aranã731/
Garangan71249/
Gairanan71204/
Haranand7121/
Haranain718/
Ayranean711/
Garranan711/
Haranhan711/
Harounam711/
Harzanan711/
Gauranan711/
Oranan67137/
Oranom6766/
Aranon6742/
Auranaune6722/
Aronan6710/
Aranão672/
Arañon671/
Garaingan671/
Haranasin671/

Aranam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aranam in the Hindi language
अरनामaranama-
Aranam in the Oriya language
ଆରନାମaranama-
Aranam in the Marathi language
एरनामeranama66.67
अरनामaranama33.33

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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 Aranam
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