Arkum Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Arkum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
India71:109,580,769786,157
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Arkum (337) may also be a first name.

Arkum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arkum (Hindi: अरकुम) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Arkum.

How Common Is The Last Name Arkum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Arkum is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Arkum reside; 36 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 36 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Arkum is also the 476,238th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 337 people.

Arkum is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 80 percent are found, Madang, where 10 percent are found and West Sepik, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent are found and Sweden, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harkum9179/
Arıkum9160/
Arkhum9122/
Arkoum913/
Arkume912/
Aurkum911/
Arrkum911/
Garkum911/
Harckum834/
Harkcum832/
Harkeum830/
Arkom80163/
Orkum806/
Erkum803/
Arcum801/
Harcum731,001/
Gorkum73121/
Orkume7347/
Harkom7340/
Arkhom7320/
Horkum738/
Harkcom67442/
Horkhum671/
Eirkume671/
Archeum671/
Harckom670/
Orcum609/
Arcom601/
Orkom601/
Gorcum55271/
Harcom5539/
Orkoom5525/
Horkom551/
Hercum551/
D'Arqom501/

Arkum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arkum in the Hindi language
अरकुमarakuma60
अर्कुमarkuma20
अरकुवामarakuvama20

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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 Arkum
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