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/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 731,961st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Rakum are found; 73 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 72 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 194,523rd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 1,581 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 479,164. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Central Java, where 91 percent reside, West Java, where 5 percent reside and East Java, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 7 percent reside.

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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