Parakam Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Parakam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parakam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Parakam (22) may also be a first name.

Parakam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parakam (Hindi: पराकम, Marathi: परकम) is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parakam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Parakam reside; 41 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 41 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Parakam is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 22 people.

Parakam is most frequent in Thailand, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 6,421,668. In Thailand Parakam is primarily concentrated in: Bangkok, where 36 percent are found, Surin Province, where 36 percent are found and Samut Prakan Province, where 9 percent are found. Besides Thailand it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent are found and India, where 26 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parakham93147/
Parakame931/
Parakhame8820/
Parakhaum8810/
Pharakham882/
Parratkam881/
Parashkam881/
Parekam86568/
Perakam86354/
Paracam867/
Parakom862/
Porakam861/
Parakhaham821/
Peerakam8023/
Parekham8012/
Patrakom803/
Parakome803/
Peerakham7538/
Paireekam754/
Pheerakham713/
Peracam711/
Peerakom671/
Parekhaum631/
Photrakhom591/
Parocom571/

Parakam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parakam in the Hindi language
पराकमparakama80
परकमparakama20
Parakam in the Marathi language
परकमparakama80
परकामparakama20

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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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  • 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 Parakam
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