Rakum Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

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

Rakum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2761:479,16439,474
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
India151:51,137,692512,385
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Rakum (1,581) may also be a first name.

Rakum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakum (Hindi: रकुम, Marathi: रकुम) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 731,961st most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Rakum live; 73 percent live in Southeast Asia and 72 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 194,523rd most numerous forename internationally It is held by 1,581 people.

The last name Rakum is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 479,164. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Central Java, where 91 percent are found, West Java, where 5 percent are found and East Java, where 1 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakkum9111/
Rakhum919/
Rakoum917/
Raikum914/
Rakume912/
Radkum911/
Rhakum911/
Rackum910/
Rakkhum83319/
Raukhum8366/
Rakhoum834/
Rakoume833/
Rajckum831/
Rathkum831/
Rokum80136/
Rekum80112/
Rakom8014/
Rakhom73397/
Rokhum73302/
Rodkum73135/
Raykom7329/
Rakoem7323/
Rekkum7318/
Rokkum7314/
Rockum736/
Rookum734/
Rotkum732/
Rökkum731/
Rekoum731/
Roikum731/
Rakkom731/
Rekhum731/
Roskum731/
Rakhumova7112/
Rotkhum67553/
Rodkhum67157/
Rekhoum6716/
Rookhum6715/
Rodkumm674/
Rakkhom674/
Rakkoom671/
Rothkum671/
Rehkoum671/
Reikoum671/
Roukhum671/
Racaume671/

Rakum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakum in the Marathi language
रकुमrakuma-
Rakum in the Hindi language
रकुमrakuma75
रकूमrakuma25

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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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  • 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 Rakum
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