Torkam Surname
Approximately 2,333 people bear this surname
Torkam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2,326 | 1:33,011 | 3,936 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Torkam (146) may also be a first name.
Torkam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Torkam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Torkam is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Torkam? popularity and diffusion
Torkam is the 182,229th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,123,680 people. Torkam is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Torkam live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Torkam is also the 763,528th most common first name at a global level, held by 146 people.
Torkam is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 2,326 people, or 1 in 33,011. In Iran it is most numerous in: Hamadan Province, where 29 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside and Lorestan Province, where 9 percent reside. Not including Iran this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torkham | 92 | 542 | / |
| Torkame | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tarkam | 83 | 162 | / |
| Torkom | 83 | 43 | / |
| Turkam | 83 | 6 | / |
| Terkam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tarkham | 77 | 1,223 | / |
| Turkkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tharkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tourkom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turkham | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tharkham | 71 | 4 | / |
| Torcom | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tarkom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Terkom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tarkoom | 62 | 9 | / |
| Tarkeim | 62 | 3 | / |
| Turquam | 62 | 0 | / |
| Turkheim | 57 | 19 | / |
| Türkheim | 57 | 1 | / |
| Turckheim | 53 | 24 | / |
| Türckheim | 53 | 11 | / |
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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 Torkam
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