Abhem Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Abhem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abhem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Abhem Last Name Facts

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

Abhem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻬﻢ) is most common in Mauritania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Abhem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abhem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Abhem reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Abhem is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Brakna Region, where 50 percent reside, Gorgol Region, where 25 percent reside and Tagant Region, where 25 percent reside. Barring Mauritania Abhem occurs in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abehem915/
Abem893,177/
Abechem831/
Abaheem831/
Abeme806,151/
Abiem80964/
Abeam80893/
Ebhem80198/
Gabem8047/
Ahwem8013/
Abhim8013/
Abeim806/
Abeem805/
Abgem804/
Abhen800/
Habem800/
Gajbheem771/
Awheme73128/
Abetem7315/
Abhine7311/
Abhaim7310/
Abynhe739/
Aebiem734/
Abitem733/
Abesem733/
Gabhen731/
Habjem731/
Eabeim731/
Abetim731/
Abeyme731/
Abesim731/
Abeime731/
Abahym731/
Habhim731/
Aibhim731/
Ebehem731/
Ebheem731/
E'Bhem731/
Abisem731/
Abhimn731/
Habeem731/
Abhend730/
Ebem671,869/
Obem67599/
Abim67264/
Abessem6750/
Abohien6733/
Avem6729/
Abaynhe6720/
Awem6712/
Haouhem674/
Abhinhe671/
Oubheme671/
Eebheem671/
Hausbem671/
Obichem671/
Habhuim671/
Abeitem671/
Abichen671/
Abainhe671/
Abchene671/

Abhem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abhem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻬﻢabhm50
ﺃﺑﻬﻢabhm50

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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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  • 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 Abhem
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