Rakam Surname
Approximately 1,071 people bear this surname
Rakam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 824 | 1:930,905 | 40,060 |
| Indonesia | 167 | 1:791,911 | 60,260 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Rakam (7,617) may also be a first name.
Rakam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rakam (Arabic: ركام, Bengali: রকম, Hindi: रकम, Marathi: राकम, Oriya: ରକମ, Russian: Ракам) is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rakam is the 342,554th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,804,431 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Rakam live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rakam is also the 73,430th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 7,617 people.
This last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 824 people, or 1 in 930,905. In India Rakam is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 77 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 10 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent reside. Besides India Rakam occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rakam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rakam in the Bengali language | ||
| রকম | rakama | - |
| Rakam in the Hindi language | ||
| रकम | rakama | 99.45 |
| राकम | rakama | 0.29 |
| रकाम | rakama | 0.04 |
| रकमा | rakama | 0.04 |
| Rakam in the Oriya language | ||
| ରକମ | rakama | 69.53 |
| ରକମ୍ | rakam | 15.12 |
| ରକାମ | rakama | 12.79 |
| ରକାମ୍ | rakam | 0.93 |
| ରାକମ୍ | rakam | 0.47 |
| ରାକାମ | rakama | 0.23 |
| ରାକମ | rakama | 0.23 |
| Rakam in the Marathi language | ||
| राकम | rakama | 59.09 |
| रकम | rakama | 31.82 |
| राकाम | rakama | 9.09 |
| Rakam in the Russian language | ||
| Ракам | rakam | - |
| Rakam in the Arabic language | ||
| ركام | rkam | - |
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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 Rakam
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