Tarakam Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

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

Tarakam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarakam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
India471:16,320,540259,912
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191

Tarakam (105) may also be a first name.

Tarakam Last Name Facts

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

Tarakam (Marathi: तरकम, Oriya: ତାରକମ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarakam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,785,358th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Tarakam live; 47 percent live in Oceania Islands and 47 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tarakam is also the 920,134th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 105 people.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 163,074. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 98 percent live and National Capital District, where 2 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 44 percent live and Thailand, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tarakam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarakam in the Oriya language
ତାରକମtarakama-
Tarakam in the Marathi language
तरकमtarakama-

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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 Tarakam
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