Ahen Surname

162,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ahen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0591:167,27410,408
Japan7261:176,0948,387
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Indonesia1851:714,86155,312
Iran1081:710,94937,133
Turkey881:884,33441,843
Peru501:635,68215,717
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
India291:26,450,530346,896
Qatar221:107,18211,536
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Ahén (1) are calculated separately.

Ahen (1,658) may also be a first name.

Ahen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ahen (Hindi: अहें, Marathi: आहेन) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ahén. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 162,354th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,720,249 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Ahen live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 189,138th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 1,658 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,059 people, or 1 in 167,274. In Nigeria Ahen is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 85 percent are found, Taraba, where 5 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 27 percent are found and Ghana, where 13 percent are found.

Ahen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ahen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ahen surname contracted 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ahen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ahen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 16.54% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,178 per year and in United States they earn 54.93% less than the national average, earning $19,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahén921/
Aahen89354/
Hahen8981/
Ahien8938/
Ahemn893/
Ahenn892/
Ahaen891/
Ajhen891/
Aen862,311/
Gahein8012/
Ahahen805/
Aechen804/
Ahecen802/
Aheyin802/
Ahehen802/
Ahemnd802/
Ahendt802/
Aheane801/
Aheyen801/
Haahen801/
Ahemne801/
Aheyne801/
Ahhend801/
Aïhein801/
Aohien801/
Aahenk801/
Haehen800/
Gahgen800/
Gahhen800/
Hoen755,688/
Heun753,427/
Ahin752,773/
Haen751,820/
Aaen75970/
Ohen75756/
Gaen75632/
Aenh75627/
Aeen75390/
Aene75361/
Aein75164/
Ehen7588/
Éhen7521/
Heén758/
Höen751/
Aheshyn7317/
Haechen732/
Haayhen731/
Aheendt731/
Hahheng731/
Heaheng731/
Gahayen730/
Gahahen730/
Hoene671,197/
Aaenh671,092/
Haehn67622/
Oehen67472/
Hoeng67439/
Hágen67438/
Haenn67380/
Haene67174/
Högen67173/
Heayn67150/
Ohien67141/
Ehien6797/
Hahin6776/
Hoenn6767/
Aiyen6766/
Hoøen6763/
Aeenh6758/
Hägen6757/
Hoenk6748/
Aaeng6739/
Haeyn6733/
Hohen6731/
Hehen6723/
Haein6720/
Ajien6716/
Hoesn6712/
Aaien6712/
Aeina6711/
Ayien6711/
Ahyin6711/
Aaene679/
Aiien678/
Aijen678/
Gaehn678/
Ayyen678/
Ayjen678/
Aeean677/
Aengh676/
Aenne676/
Huien676/
Hóhen676/
Aayen675/
Heuhn674/
Gaeyn673/
Ohein673/
Ahoin673/
Haeen673/
Ahhin673/
Ajhin672/
Aahin672/
Aïhin672/
Hoent672/
Aehin672/
Aaend671/
Aeain671/
Ohenn671/
Ohhen671/
Hehin671/
Hoeen671/
Hoein671/
Eheun671/
Aheim671/
Uihen671/
Ohean671/
Auhin671/
Haaen671/
Ahuyn671/
Haetn671/
Höhen671/
Åahän671/
Haemn671/
Ahuin671/
Ahemc671/
Aîhin671/
Ohenh671/
Aendt671/
A'Eng671/
Auyheang671/
Heunn671/
Hoenh671/
Heain670/
Yoaen670/
Ohehn670/

Ahen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ahen in the Hindi language
अहेंahem86.67
अहेनahena13.33
Ahen in the Marathi language
आहेनahena66.67
अहेनahena33.33

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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
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  • 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 Ahen
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