Rankam Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Rankam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rankam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1031:7,447,237161,200
Bhutan11:616,0391,715

Rankam (145) may also be a first name.

Rankam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rankam (Hindi: रंकम, Tibetan: རང་སྐམ།) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rankam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,806,862nd most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rankam live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rankam is also the 766,399th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 145 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 7,447,237. In India it is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 72 percent are found and Gujarat, where 28 percent are found. Other than India this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Bhutan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rankam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rankam in the Tibetan language
རང་སྐམ།rangkam-
Rankam in the Hindi language
रंकमrankama50
रन्कमrankama25
रनकमranakama25

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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 Rankam
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