Arugam Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Arugam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Arugam (31) may also be a first name.
Arugam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arugam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arugam (Marathi: अरुगम) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arugam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Arugam are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arugam is also the 1,874,099th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 31 people.
The last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia Arugam is most common in: Selangor, where 60 percent are found, Johor, where 10 percent are found and Negeri Sembilan, where 10 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aarugam | 92 | 3 | / |
| Arunngam | 86 | 87 | / |
| Arunkgam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arugan | 83 | 6 | / |
| Arigam | 83 | 3 | / |
| Erugam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orugam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Harigam | 77 | 18 | / |
| Arungan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Arugand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arughan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arugant | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorugam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garugan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Harrigam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Arhughan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arrugain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Harigham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Arogan | 67 | 18 | / |
| Origam | 67 | 16 | / |
| Orugom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orugan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erigam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arugon | 67 | 1 | / |
Arugam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arugam in the Marathi language | ||
| अरुगम | arugama | 60 |
| अरूगम | arugama | 20 |
| अरुमुगम | arumugama | 20 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Arugam
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