Ahams Surname
Approximately 220 people bear this surname
Ahams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 207 | 1:855,762 | 37,544 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Ahams (21) may also be a first name.
Ahams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahams Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ahams is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahams? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,108,016th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ahams are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 21 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 855,762. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 26 percent live, Oyo, where 14 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Ahams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ahams has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ahams surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahamsd | 91 | 4 | / |
| Aahams | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hams | 89 | 6,216 | / |
| Ahms | 89 | 25 | / |
| Aams | 89 | 8 | / |
| Hamse | 80 | 1,041 | / |
| Hamsh | 80 | 1,015 | / |
| Haims | 80 | 236 | / |
| Haems | 80 | 184 | / |
| Hamsd | 80 | 133 | / |
| Hamms | 80 | 122 | / |
| Aamås | 80 | 60 | / |
| Heams | 80 | 28 | / |
| Aamsh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gahms | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hamss | 80 | 7 | / |
| Hayms | 80 | 6 | / |
| Haams | 80 | 2 | / |
| Haums | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hamås | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hamst | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahamz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aajms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahamx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aaams | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ams | 75 | 2,442 | / |
| Hamsch | 73 | 164 | / |
| Hammsh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ahamze | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hamshe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hamshd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamsdd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haimsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hasmst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahamzd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aamsdt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Haimse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Homs | 67 | 11,114 | / |
| Ohms | 67 | 1,706 | / |
| Hamz | 67 | 1,432 | / |
| Hems | 67 | 1,241 | / |
| Gams | 67 | 1,184 | / |
| Amse | 67 | 649 | / |
| Ehms | 67 | 313 | / |
| Amsh | 67 | 178 | / |
| Hamsová | 67 | 93 | / |
| Ayms | 67 | 38 | / |
| Eams | 67 | 21 | / |
| Amsz | 67 | 20 | / |
| Öhms | 67 | 17 | / |
| Amst | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hamš | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aims | 67 | 8 | / |
| Amms | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amss | 67 | 6 | / |
| Asms | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haemsch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ahmz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Atms | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amsd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aems | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ajms | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amsj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aamx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahmx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haamsse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hammsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahamchh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ahams
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