Arumagam Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Arumagam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arumagam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
India171:45,121,493474,784
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Arumagam (31) may also be a first name.

Arumagam Last Name Facts

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

Arumagam (Marathi: मगम) is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arumagam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Arumagam live; 43 percent live in Southeast Asia and 42 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held forename in the world, held by 31 people.

The surname Arumagam is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,017,042. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Selangor, where 59 percent are found, Perak, where 14 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and India, where 25 percent are found.

Arumagam Last Name Statistics demography

Arumagam earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 165.52% more than the national average, earning R 630,984 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Arumagam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arumagam in the Marathi language
मगमmagama33.33
अरूमगमarumagama33.33
आरमुगमaramugama16.67
अरुमगमarumagama16.67

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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 Arumagam
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