Ah Sim Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ah Sim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ah Sim 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
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Ah Sim (535) may also be a first name.

Ah Sim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ah Sim is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ah Sim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ah Sim are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 364,566th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 535 people.

The surname Ah Sim is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 1,092,379. In Malaysia Ah Sim is primarily concentrated in: Penang, where 33 percent live, Johor, where 26 percent live and Pahang, where 22 percent live. Apart from Malaysia it exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 7 percent live.

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
Ah Shim921/
Ah Sin8387/
Ah Gim833/
Ah Sem831/
Ah Jim831/
Ah Sing7780/
Ah Shin7711/
Ah Sien775/
Ah Chim772/
Ah Hsin771/
Ah Sen6780/
Ah-Sin6719/
Ah Syn674/
Ah-Sing62178/
Ah Seng62121/
Ah Chin6273/
Ah-Sien626/
Ah Chem621/
Ah Ching5788/
Ah Sehen571/
Ah-Sen507/
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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 Ah Sim
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