Ahmem Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Ahmem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahmem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Ahmem (34) may also be a first name.

Ahmem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ahmem is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ahmem.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahmem? popularity and diffusion

Ahmem is the 2,580,327th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Ahmem are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 34 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Ahmem is most prevalent in: Kano, where 36 percent are found, Lagos, where 20 percent are found and Kogi, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 32 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahmemd919/
Ahamem912/
Athmem911/
Ahmeim911/
Amem89277/
Ahmeime833/
Ahmemmd831/
Ahameme831/
Homem806,263/
Ameme80849/
Ahmim80586/
Ameem80398/
Hamem80102/
Gamem8094/
Hemem8069/
Ameim8024/
Amiem809/
Aumem806/
Amhem803/
Eamem802/
Ehmem802/
Aimem802/
Ametm801/
Ammem801/
Amgem801/
Amemd801/
Ameam801/
Hameem734,456/
Ahamim7324/
Ameime7319/
Homeme7314/
Hemeam7312/
Ameame7311/
Hameme739/
Hamemd737/
Hammem736/
Ahmaim735/
Eameim734/
Gameam733/
Houmem732/
Hahmim732/
Ameyme732/
Ameemh731/
Aimeim731/
Hemeem731/
Hemmem731/
Amemdt731/
Aumemt731/
Amhemd731/
Hamgem731/
Hasmem731/
Ammeem731/
Ehmhem731/
Aameem731/
Eameam731/
Gohmem730/
Emem676,389/
Amim673,594/
Omem67100/
Hamheem6719/
Amjm673/
Haameem673/
Houmeme671/
Amym671/
Hamemtt671/
Hameime671/
Hasmeem671/
Hammeem671/
Hottmem670/

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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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  • 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 Ahmem
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