Nehme Surname
Approximately 5,421 people bear this surname
Nehme Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the Arabic word, meaning 'blessing' or 'grace'.
Nehme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1,670 | 1:18,477 | 2,561 |
| United States | 842 | 1:430,474 | 37,141 |
| Canada | 388 | 1:94,963 | 10,347 |
| France | 369 | 1:180,007 | 28,035 |
| Brazil | 358 | 1:597,973 | 22,314 |
| Gabon | 303 | 1:6,235 | 1,152 |
| Australia | 275 | 1:98,166 | 11,125 |
| United Arab Emirates | 193 | 1:47,473 | 4,835 |
| Germany | 147 | 1:547,656 | 45,370 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Qatar | 122 | 1:19,328 | 2,128 |
| Sweden | 95 | 1:103,650 | 7,490 |
| Ecuador | 59 | 1:269,591 | 8,676 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Mexico | 45 | 1:2,758,360 | 22,009 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Lebanon | 38 | 1:148,344 | 7,289 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Venezuela | 35 | 1:862,974 | 13,724 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Senegal | 12 | 1:1,214,945 | 3,496 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Syria | 7 | 1:2,757,289 | 11,022 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Nehmé (95) & Néhmé (2) are calculated separately.
Nehme (266) may also be a first name.
Nehme Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the Arabic word, meaning 'blessing' or 'grace'.
- nehme1499Nehme Demographics
Average Male Nehme Height
174.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nehme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nehme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nehme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻬﻤﻪ) is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Nehmé or Néhmé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nehme? popularity and diffusion
It is the 88,591st most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,344,318 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 41 percent of Nehme live; 41 percent live in West Asia and 39 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Nehme is also the 545,281st most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 266 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 1,670 people, or 1 in 18,477. Aside from Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Nehme Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nehme last name are 7.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.49% registered with the party.
The amount Nehme earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 39.33% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,761 per year; in United States they earn 26.26% more than the national average, earning $54,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.01% more than the national average, earning $58,136 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nehme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nehme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﻬﻤﻪ | nhmh | - |
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