Abahim Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Abahim (309) may also be a first name.

Abahim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abahim (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﻫﻴﻢ, Marathi: एबाहीम) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abahim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,860,621st most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Abahim reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abahim is also the 500,178th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 309 people.

The surname Abahim is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 78 percent are found, Lagos, where 10 percent are found and Benue, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 22 percent are found and Egypt, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abaahim923/
Aibahim922/
Ebahim8319/
Abauim837/
Abahem831/
Oubahim77341/
Ebbahim7743/
Abaheem771/
Ebhahim771/
Abaem731/
Abaeme6724/
Ebohim672/
Oibohim621/
Ebeïhim621/
Ebaheem621/
Obeheim621/
Aboem5510/
Ebaem552/
Aboeme502/
Obaeme501/
Ayvaem501/

Abahim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abahim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺎﻫﻴﻢabahym-
Abahim in the Marathi language
एबाहीमebahima55.56
एबहीमebahima44.44

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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 Abahim
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