Tarkam Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

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

Tarkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1371:965,32371,212
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tarkam (732) may also be a first name.

Tarkam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarkam (Marathi: तारकम, Russian: Таркам) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Tarkam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarkam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,364,059th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. Tarkam is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Tarkam are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 304,585th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 732 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 965,323. In Indonesia Tarkam is mostly found in: Central Java, where 42 percent live, West Java, where 36 percent live and East Java, where 22 percent live. Barring Indonesia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarkham921,223/
Tharkam921/
Tharkham864/
Torkam832,333/
Tarkom835/
Terkam832/
Torkham77542/
Tarkoom779/
Tarkeim773/
Torkame771/
Torkom6743/
Terkom672/
Tourkom621/
Tarcome621/
Tarcoom621/
Torcom5012/

Tarkam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarkam in the Marathi language
तारकमtarakama-
Tarkam in the Russian language
Таркамtarkam-

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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
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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 Tarkam
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