Ashkam Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ashkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran671:1,146,00850,371
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ashkam (19) may also be a first name.

Ashkam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ashkam (Hindi: अश्कम) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashkam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,220,661st most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Ashkam is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Ashkam reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.

It is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 1,146,008. In Iran Ashkam is primarily found in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 55 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 37 percent are found and Fars Province, where 1 percent are found. Other than Iran it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hashkam921/
Aashkam921/
Askam91399/
Askham831,734/
Askame832/
Haskam831/
Askaim831/
Aaskam831/
Ashcam830/
Aisehkame801/
Goshkam774/
Haskham771/
Askhamh771/
Achkham771/
Askhame771/
Hasskam771/
Oskam732,983/
Eskam73153/
Ascam7320/
Askom732/
Azkam731/
Askamova7133/
Aiskhame711/
Houshkam711/
Ashcom67212/
Hoskam67182/
Ascame6764/
Aisekhame6731/
Eskamm6710/
Askhamova675/
Ooskam673/
Hascam672/
Asskom671/
Eskham671/
Oskham671/

Ashkam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashkam in the Hindi language
अश्कमaskama66.67
अशकमasakama33.33

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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 Ashkam
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