Argam Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Argam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 95 | 1:85,829 | 11,359 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Argam (1,791) may also be a first name.
Argam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Argam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Argam (Georgian: არგამ, Hindi: अरगम, Marathi: आरमुगम, Russian: Аргам) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Argam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,300,225th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Argam reside; 55 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 55 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Argam is also the 180,706th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 1,791 people.
Argam is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 85,829. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Madang, where 94 percent are found, West New Britain, where 5 percent are found and New Ireland, where 1 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and The Philippines, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Argam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Argam in the Georgian language | ||
| არგამ | argam | - |
| Argam in the Marathi language | ||
| आरमुगम | aramugama | - |
| Argam in the Hindi language | ||
| अरगम | aragama | 66.67 |
| अर्गाम | argama | 33.33 |
| Argam in the Russian language | ||
| Аргам | argam | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Argam
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