Aham Surname

185,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0141:174,69710,795
India8811:870,67638,173
Indonesia1091:1,213,29585,606
Pakistan721:2,481,16521,781
Niger541:355,40810,225
Malaysia461:641,17930,740
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England51:11,143,612252,590
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Aham (1,872) may also be a first name.

Aham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aham (Arabic: اهام, Bengali: আহাম, Hindi: अहम, Marathi: अहम, Oriya: ଆହାମ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 185,395th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,187,903 people. The surname Aham is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Aham are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 175,887th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 1,872 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,014 people, or 1 in 174,697. In Nigeria Aham is most common in: Enugu, where 26 percent live, Abia, where 21 percent live and Rivers, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Aham occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in India, where 39 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Aham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Aham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Aham last name expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Aham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Aham surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Aham earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning $34,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haham8981/
Aaham8949/
Ahamm8920/
Ahaim898/
Ahamh892/
Ahahm891/
Ahaam891/
Ahajm891/
Ham86183,375/
Aam8620,410/
Ahm868,671/
Ahaimd802/
Ahaham802/
Ahaime802/
Ahamëd801/
Ahaame801/
Hamd7570,760/
Hamm7556,329/
Haim759,970/
Hame756,296/
Hahm751,960/
Hamh751,709/
Aasm75503/
Haum75499/
Aihm75458/
Ahum75382/
Hatm75262/
Hajm75220/
Haam75195/
Haym75177/
Hasm75174/
Heam75170/
Gaam75111/
Aajm7565/
Aame7530/
Aaim7523/
Athm7518/
Hamt7518/
Haïm7514/
Aamh7511/
Aamm7511/
Haám759/
Aamd758/
Aahm756/
Hamø754/
Ahmh754/
Aamt753/
Ajhm752/
Aaam752/
Eahm752/
Aatm752/
Auhm751/
A'Am751/
Ahym751/
Ayhm751/
Hgam751/
Hham751/
Ahamova7315/
Ahammdh731/
Ahahame731/
Am67167,350/
Hamme671,830/
Haime671,095/
Hayme67239/
Hammd67167/
Haame67161/
Hasme6763/
Haume6731/
Haimm6724/
D'Ham6722/
Haimd6721/
Hamdh6718/
Hamhd6714/
Heame6710/
Hatme6710/
Haism678/
Aajme675/
Haamd675/
Uanam674/
Ahmdt672/
Aatme672/
Hahum672/
Hahamova672/
Hahmd672/
Haaim672/
Haymd671/
Haymh671/
Gaaym671/
Hajjm671/
Aasme671/
Aheim671/
Haľam671/
Hamhe671/
Hamjs671/
Hamzz671/
Hamım671/
Haitm671/
Haihm671/
Ahyme671/
Ahhmd671/
Aajmı671/
Heamt671/
Gaaim671/
Ah'md671/
Ahhme671/
Haamm671/
Hasmh671/
Hasmt671/
Hamtd671/
Aamdt670/
Gauhm670/
Haumm670/

Aham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aham in the Bengali language
আহামahama-
Aham in the Oriya language
ଆହାମahama-
Aham in the Hindi language
अहमahama74.12
अहमदahamada23.7
आहमahama1.51
आहामahama0.34
अहम्aham0.17
Aham in the Marathi language
अहमahama61.11
अहामahama15.28
आहामahama6.94
अधमadhama5.56
आहमahama4.17
अघमaghama2.78
Aham in the Arabic language
اهامaham-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aham
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