Arkam Surname

149,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Arkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,3411:28,8085,242
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Indonesia4341:304,72227,002
India1821:4,214,645112,328
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France731:909,900105,096
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Arkam (1,506) may also be a first name.

Arkam Last Name Facts

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

Arkam (Arabic: عركام, Hindi: अरकम, Marathi: अरकम, Russian: Аркам) occurs most in Algeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arkam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arkam is the 149,163rd most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,460,346 people. The last name Arkam is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Arkam live; 50 percent live in North Africa and 50 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 200,279th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 1,506 people.

Arkam is most frequent in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,341 people, or 1 in 28,808. In Algeria Arkam is mostly found in: Tizi Ouzou Province, where 44 percent are found, Blida Province, where 39 percent are found and Algiers Province, where 16 percent are found. Besides Algeria Arkam occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.

Arkam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Arkam has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Arkam last name expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arkham91176/
Harkam91150/
Arkame9113/
Arkaim9111/
Arkkam912/
Arkaam912/
Garkam912/
Harkham8359/
Garkham835/
Harkkam834/
Arkkham832/
Airkham831/
Arkhaim831/
Harkame830/
Harckam830/
Arqam80486/
Arkom80163/
Erkam8094/
Arcam8013/
Orkam8010/
Harckham7745/
Haarkamm7710/
Arkamova773/
Erkham7350/
Harkom7340/
Arkhom7320/
Arcaim7314/
Arquam7311/
Horkam739/
Arkome734/
Orkham733/
Arkoum733/
Gorkam732/
Harcam731/
Herkam731/
Arqaam731/
Arkhamova718/
Harkcom67442/
Horkham6711/
Arcaime672/
Gorkham671/
Harkeum670/
Harckom670/
Herkamm670/
Garkeim670/

Arkam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arkam in the Hindi language
अरकमarakama97.59
अर्कमarkama2.41
Arkam in the Marathi language
अरकमarakama66.67
आरकामarakama33.33
Arkam in the Russian language
Аркамarkam-
Arkam in the Arabic language
عركامrkam-

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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 Arkam
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