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

Arkum (Hindi: अरकुम) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arkum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Arkum is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Arkum live; 36 percent live in Oceania Islands and 36 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 476,238th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 337 people.

The last name Arkum is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Chimbu, where 80 percent reside, Madang, where 10 percent reside and West Sepik, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and Sweden, where 11 percent reside.

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arkum
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