Raqam Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Raqam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raqam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran351:2,193,78675,524
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Raqam (920) may also be a first name.

Raqam Last Name Facts

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

Raqam has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raqam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raqam is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Raqam occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Raqam live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 267,151st most widely held first name globally, borne by 920 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 2,193,786. In Iran it is most frequent in: Gilan Province, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 24 percent live and Afghanistan, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raqame91429/
Rasqam912/
Rakam801,071/
Raqan80111/
Racam8086/
Raqom8020/
Reqam801/
Raqamova771/
Rakham73228/
Rakame7339/
Rakkam7338/
Raqane7322/
Rakaim7321/
Raqoom7316/
Raakam7314/
Raqome7313/
Raykam7313/
Raikam7312/
Rackam735/
Razqan734/
Raquan734/
Rajkam733/
Racamm733/
Raqaan732/
Rakeam732/
Raucam732/
Raqhan731/
Radqan731/
Raekam731/
Rokaam731/
Racame731/
Rakaam731/
Raukam731/
Rahqan731/
Raiqan731/
Rackham673,473/
Rakkham67827/
Ratkham67618/
Rakhame67418/
Raikham67205/
Reiquam6734/
Raqhane675/
Raikame673/
Rokkaam673/
Rzakkam671/
Rauckam671/
Rayquan671/
Raqaaan671/
Rakaame671/
Racaume671/
Rakhaim671/
Rahkaim671/
Rakamme671/
Rokaham671/
Rahkham671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Raqam
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