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 more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arugam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Arugam live; 77 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.
This surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 60 percent reside, Johor, where 10 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia Arugam is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
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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