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
Argam (Georgian: არგამ, Hindi: अरगम, Marathi: आरमुगम, Russian: Аргам) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Argam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Argam is the 1,300,225th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name Argam occurs mostly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Argam are found; 55 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 55 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Argam is also the 180,706th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 1,791 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 85,829. In Papua New Guinea Argam is primarily found in: Madang, where 94 percent live, West New Britain, where 5 percent live and New Ireland, where 1 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.
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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