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 is found most in Cameroon. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arbam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Arbam reside; 25 percent reside in Southern Africa and 25 percent reside in Barito Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 19 people.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Arbam is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 25 percent live and Madagascar, where 25 percent live.

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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  • 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 Arbam
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