Karakam Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Karakam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2521:3,043,91090,807
Thailand961:735,816120,839
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Karakam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karakam (Marathi: करकम, Oriya: କରକମ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 793,288th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Karakam live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 3,043,910. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 56 percent live, Maharashtra, where 40 percent live and Karnataka, where 2 percent live. Outside of India this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 27 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karakam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakam in the Oriya language
କରକମkarakama-
Karakam in the Marathi language
करकमkarakama88.82
कटकमkatakama4.97
करकामkarakama3.73
कारकमkarakama2.48

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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 Karakam
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