Arbam Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Arbam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arbam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Arbam (19) may also be a first name.

Arbam Last Name Facts

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

Arbam has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arbam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Arbam occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Arbam are found; 25 percent are found in Southern Africa and 25 percent are found in Barito Africa. Arbam is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name at a global level, held by 19 people.

The last name Arbam is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 25 percent reside and Madagascar, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garbam91169/
Arbaim9152/
Harbam914/
Aurbam911/
Garbham83264/
Harbaum83260/
Harbham8349/
Garbaam836/
Arbaham835/
Arbaaim831/
Airbaim831/
Aerbaim831/
Garbaim831/
Arban803,602/
Arwam801,014/
Orbam80253/
Arvam8056/
Arbom805/
Aruam804/
Garbhaam773/
Arbamova773/
Haarbaum772/
Garbaahm771/
Harbamgh770/
Garban735,509/
Arbane733,570/
Arbain731,847/
Harban731,838/
Harbom73118/
Arbant73113/
Arbaun73105/
Arbaan7369/
Orbaum7350/
Arband7338/
Arbang7335/
Aarban7323/
Garbom7320/
Ahrbom7315/
Șarban735/
Arbhan734/
Airban733/
Aruame732/
Airuam731/
Orbaam731/
Aurban731/
Arbean731/
Arbeim731/
Gorbam731/
Orbamk731/
Asrban731/
Harbań731/
Garbań731/
Erbaum731/
Arbasn731/
Arzban731/
Earban730/
Herbam730/
Harbane67206/
Arbatin67166/
Harband67118/
Herbaum6744/
Arbaang6731/
Arbandt6727/
Arbaain6720/
Garbean6711/
Harbhan6711/
Garhban6710/
Arbaing679/
Arbahan677/
Garbaan675/
Arbaine675/
Harbain674/
Harbean674/
Garbain673/
Gaurban673/
Harbant673/
Airband672/
Aarbane672/
Arba'nt672/
Gorbham671/
Aurband671/
Aarbaan671/
Aurbane671/
Harruam671/
Gorbaum671/
Arbasin671/
Aarbanh671/
Oerbaim671/
Arenpam671/
Arrbang671/
Arouham671/
Arbaten671/
Harbann670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arbam
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