Amhem Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Amhem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Amhem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amhem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amhem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﻬﻢ) occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Amhem.
How Common Is The Last Name Amhem? popularity and diffusion
Amhem is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Amhem occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Amhem are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 35,021,654. Other than Iraq it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 33 percent are found and Pakistan, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amhem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amhem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻤﻬﻢ | mhm | - |
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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 Amhem
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