Al Jahm Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Jordan

Al Jahm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al Jahm 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
Yemen1331:198,6868,500
Jordan681:130,0367,943
Syria261:742,3476,033
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Al Jahm Last Name Facts

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

Al Jahm is found most frequently in Yemen. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Jahm? popularity and diffusion

Al Jahm is the 1,079,669th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Jahm live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 58 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 198,686. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Taiz Governorate, where 49 percent live, Hadramaut Governorate, where 38 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 8 percent live. Aside from Yemen this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 30 percent live and Syria, where 11 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
Al Jam922/
Al Jame86361/
Al Jaim86207/
Al-Jahm8615/
Al Jaume801/
Al Hijam801/
Al Yam775/
Al-Jam771/
Al Hajjam752/
Al Joim71440/
Al Iham719/
Al Yame711/
Al-Jaam711/
Al Joum711/
Al Hjoom673/
Al-Jaime672/
Al-Hijam671/
Al-Hajjam631/
Al-Yam621/
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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 Al Jahm
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