Bham Surname

207,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Grenada

Bham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6981:77,6189,625
England4081:136,56413,368
India3261:2,352,96176,587
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Pakistan981:1,822,89718,213
Panama371:105,7373,952
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Bham (819) may also be a first name.

Bham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bham (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺤﺎﻡ, Hindi: भाम, Marathi: भाम, Oriya: ଭାମ) is found most in South Africa. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 207,239th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,647,420 people. The last name Bham is mostly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Bham reside; 35 percent reside in Southern Africa and 35 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 285,591st most frequently used given name internationally, held by 819 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 698 people, or 1 in 77,618. In South Africa Bham is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live, Limpopo, where 18 percent live and North West, where 15 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.

Bham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bham surname expanded 929 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bham last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.48% more than the national average, earning R 348,096 per year; in United States they earn 3.41% less than the national average, earning $41,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.88% less than the national average, earning $36,326 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baham893,689/
Bhame891,184/
Bhamt89890/
Bhasm8977/
Bhamd8975/
Bhaum8947/
Bhaim8930/
Bhamm8924/
Bheam8914/
Bhgam899/
Bhaam895/
Bhamh893/
Bhamn893/
B'Ham892/
Bhamg891/
Bam8622,636/
Bhasme808,765/
Bhasim80939/
Bhaime80275/
Bhatim8035/
Bhaham8025/
Bhamne8019/
Bhatem8015/
Bhasem8012/
Bhamme805/
Bahamd805/
Bhaumk804/
Bahamh804/
Bahamm802/
Bheamm801/
Bhathm801/
Bhattm801/
Bahaam801/
Bhamth801/
Bahamq801/
Bhamnd801/
Bahaim801/
Bhan7590,258/
Baum7568,728/
Beam7521,330/
Bohm7511,828/
Bame756,641/
Bahm751,841/
Baam751,746/
Baim751,689/
Vham751,010/
Hvam75786/
Baym75677/
Bamm75474/
Basm75405/
Bgam75208/
Bamd75102/
Bhom7599/
Bamg7518/
Bajm7513/
Bamk7512/
Bamn759/
Bamq752/
Bóhm751/
Bõhm751/
Batm751/
Bamï751/
Bamt751/
Bhaamne737/
Bhaseem732/
Bahatem732/
Bahaame732/
Bhaisme731/
Bhaasme731/
Bhachim731/
Bahamne731/
Bhaumck731/
Bamne6717,177/
Bhand6713,897/
Bahan679,035/
Basem678,985/
Basim676,444/
Baume672,146/
Bhane671,360/
Bamme671,313/
Bhain671,069/
Batem67735/
Bhome67676/
Bhant67608/
Bamng67597/
Bathm67429/
Basme67385/
Bhang67350/
Bhaan67315/
Bhoim67192/
Baime67173/
Beame67126/
Batim67119/
Bahum6783/
Bayme6774/
Bacim6774/
Bhann6773/
Bhaun6767/
Batme6763/
Bhoum6758/
Bamhe6751/
Bhajn6740/
Bahaheim6739/
Bhoom6733/
Bhanh6726/
Bgaum6724/
Baumm6720/
Bağam6718/
Bamdh6716/
Baame6713/
Bacem6711/
Bheim677/
Bhasn676/
Basym676/
Boohm675/
Baumg675/
Bammd675/
Bothm675/
Bhomg675/
Mpham674/
Bouhm674/
Bahamova674/
Baimm673/
Bamgh673/
Beihm673/
Bamdt673/
Baymg673/
Bhauchim672/
Beuhm672/
Baumn672/
Bhean672/
Bağim672/
Hvaam671/
Beamm671/
Beamn671/
Bayhm671/
Battm671/
Bhayn671/
Bhgan671/
Bhojm671/
Bhomm671/
Bhahn671/
Beyhm671/
Baumd671/
Vhamh671/
Boëhm671/
Bhaãt671/
Bhatn671/
Bajhm671/
Bahań671/
Bahmd671/
Baumk671/
Baïme671/
Bamdd671/
Bammm671/
Baaim671/
Baamn671/
Baism671/
Beamd671/
Baimg671/
Basmt671/
Bohmm671/
Npham670/
Boihm670/
Bauhm670/
Baimn670/

Bham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bham in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺤﺎﻡabham-
Bham in the Marathi language
भामbhama92.86
भमbhama4.08
िभामibhama2.04
Bham in the Oriya language
ଭାମbhama92
ଭମbhama5.33
Bham in the Hindi language
भामbhama60.81
भमbhama13.51
भाम्भीbhambhi6.76
भम्मbham'ma6.76
भाम्बीbhambi5.41
भामाbhama1.35

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bham
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