Baham Surname

123,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iran

Baham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2931:158,07216,138
Iran9511:80,7398,228
Pakistan1151:1,553,42516,639
India1111:6,910,499153,869
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Mauritania381:107,7606,553
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Yemen251:1,057,01211,599
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

Baham (726) may also be a first name.

Baham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Baham (Arabic: باهم, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺤﺎﻡ, Hindi: बहम, Marathi: बहाम) is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Baham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 123,707th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,975,480 people. The surname Baham is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Baham reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 306,159th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 726 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,293 people, or 1 in 158,072. In The United States it is mostly found in: Louisiana, where 51 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States Baham exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 26 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Baham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Baham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Baham last name grew 885 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Baham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Baham surname are 23.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.4% being registered to vote for the party.

Baham earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning $41,114 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhaham9125/
Bahamd915/
Bahamh914/
Bahamm912/
Bahaim911/
Bahaam911/
Bham891,998/
Bahm891,841/
Baam891,746/
Bahaame832/
Bhame801,184/
Bhamt80890/
Bathm80429/
Bahum8083/
Bhasm8077/
Bhamd8075/
Bhaum8047/
Bhaim8030/
Bhamm8024/
Bağam8018/
Bheam8014/
Baame8013/
Bhgam809/
Bhaam805/
Bhamh803/
B'Ham802/
Bajhm801/
Baaim801/
Bayhm801/
Bahmd801/
Bauhm800/
Bahaheim7739/
Bahamova774/
Bam7522,636/
Bhasme738,765/
Bhaime73275/
Beathm736/
Bhamme735/
Ba'ame732/
Bahmdh731/
Bahgim731/
Bhamth731/
Bhattm731/
Bhathm731/
Bheamm731/
Baheim730/
Beahme730/
Baum6768,728/
Beam6721,330/
Bohm6711,828/
Bame676,641/
Baim671,689/
Vham671,010/
Hvam67786/
Baym67677/
Bamm67474/
Basm67405/
Bgam67208/
Bamd67102/
Bhom6799/
Bajm6713/
Bamt671/
Bamï671/
Bhaisme671/
Bhaasme671/
Vaam671/
Bóhm671/
Bõhm671/
Batm671/

Baham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baham in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺤﺎﻡbham93.02
ﺑﺎﺣﻢbahm6.98
Baham in the Hindi language
बहमbahama86.93
ब़हमbahama7.84
बहामbahama3.27
बहंbaham1.31
बाहंbaham0.65
Baham in the Marathi language
बहामbahama66.67
बहमbahama33.33
Baham in the Arabic language
باهمbahm-

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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 Baham
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