Arunachalam Surname

61,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Arunachalam Surname User-submission:

(Tamil, Sanskrit) The Arunachalam surname derives from arun (light, beacon, fire) and chalam (hill, mountain, rock).

Arunachalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,6281:211,42912,615
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
United Arab Emirates6391:14,3381,764
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
United States6071:597,13248,676
Oman5261:7,011988
Singapore2741:20,101808
Malaysia2321:127,1308,268
Qatar1721:13,7091,501
Australia1231:219,47721,009
England1211:460,48030,233
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Canada651:566,85547,218
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Finland61:916,11741,832
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brunei11:418,7313,893
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Arunachalam (3,535) may also be a first name.

Arunachalam Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Tamil, Sanskrit) The Arunachalam surname derives from arun (light, beacon, fire) and chalam (hill, mountain, rock).

- alan_shalom

Arunachalam Last Name Facts

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

Arunachalam (Hindi: अरूणाचलम, Marathi: अरुणाचलम) occurs most in India. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arunachalam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 61,338th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 888,725 people. The surname Arunachalam is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Arunachalam are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Arunachalam is also the 119,259th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 3,535 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 3,628 people, or 1 in 211,429. In India it is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 58 percent live, Karnataka, where 8 percent live and Maharashtra, where 8 percent live. Barring India it occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 10 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent live.

Arunachalam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arunachalam surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Arunachalam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.44% less than the national average, earning R 115,392 per year; in United States they earn 34.32% more than the national average, earning $57,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.27% less than the national average, earning $43,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Arunachalam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arunachalam in the Hindi language
अरूणाचलमarunacalama-
Arunachalam in the Marathi language
अरुणाचलमarunacalama72.69
अरुनाचलमarunacalama8.82
अरूणाचलमarunacalama7.35
अरणाचलमaranacalama1.26
णाचलमnacalama1.05
अरुणचलमarunacalama1.05
अरूनाचलमarunacalama0.63
अरुणाचलarunacala0.63
अरुणाचलनarunacalana0.42
अरुनायलमarunayalama0.42
अरुणाचालमarunacalama0.42
जेसीअरूणाचलमjesi'arunacalama0.42
अरूणाचलarunacala0.42
अरूणचलमarunacalama0.42
एसअरूणाचलमesa'arunacalama0.21
अरनाचलमaranacalama0.21
अरूणाचळमarunacalama0.21
णचलमnacalama0.21
अरुनाचालामarunacalama0.21
आरूणायलमarunayalama0.21
हीअरुणाचलमhi'arunacalama0.21
अरुणाचळमarunacalama0.21
अरुणाचतमarunacatama0.21
अरुनाचालमarunacalama0.21
आरुणाचलमarunacalama0.21
हनासलमhanasalama0.21
अरुणाचलृमarunacalrma0.21
जीअरूणाचलमji'arunacalama0.21
अरुणसेलमarunaselama0.21
अरूनाचलामarunacalama0.21
नचलनnacalana0.21
केअरूणाचलमke'arunacalama0.21
अरुणानचलमarunanacalama0.21

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