Yarkam Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

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

Yarkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Yarkam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1691:4,538,848117,745
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897

Yarkam (14) may also be a first name.

Yarkam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yarkam (Arabic: ياركام) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yarkam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarkam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,286,243rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Yarkam live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Yarkam is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.

The surname Yarkam is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 4,538,848. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 100 percent reside. Outside of India this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarkham928/
Yarrkam921/
Yorkam836/
Jarkam831/
Yarkhom772/
Jarkham771/
Yarkoum771/
Yarqasm771/
Yorkham770/
Yarkhamova75201/
Ayyarcam711/
Yasrqasm711/
Iorkam674/
Jarkom671/
Iorkaam624/
Jorkaam621/
Yorkoum621/
Jarcom501/
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Yarkam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yarkam in the Arabic language
ياركامyarkam-

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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 Yarkam
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