Rookum Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Rookum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Rookum (503) may also be a first name.
Rookum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rookum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rookum (Hindi: रूकुम) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rookum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Rookum reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 377,962nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 503 people.
The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Rookum is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 100 percent live. Besides India this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rookhum | 92 | 15 | / |
| Rokum | 91 | 136 | / |
| Rokhum | 83 | 302 | / |
| Rodkum | 83 | 135 | / |
| Rokkum | 83 | 14 | / |
| Rockum | 83 | 6 | / |
| Rotkum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Roikum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Roskum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Roocum | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rotkhum | 77 | 553 | / |
| Rodkhum | 77 | 157 | / |
| Rodkumm | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rothkum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roukhum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakum | 73 | 396 | / |
| Rukum | 73 | 218 | / |
| Rokom | 73 | 15 | / |
| Rocom | 73 | 14 | / |
| Rocum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Roukhoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rockom | 67 | 28 | / |
| Rukhum | 67 | 26 | / |
| Raqoom | 67 | 16 | / |
| Roscum | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rukkum | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rakkum | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rakhum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rakoum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rokkom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rückum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rodcum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rukume | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rakume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rudkum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roukom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roccom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouccoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhakum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Radkum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rackum | 67 | 0 | / |
Rookum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rookum in the Hindi language | ||
| रूकुम | rukuma | - |
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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 Rookum
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