Dehim Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Dehim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dehim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Dehim (20) may also be a first name.

Dehim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dehim (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺣﻴﻢ, Hindi: देहीम) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dehim? popularity and diffusion

Dehim is the 3,485,539th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Dehim live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Dehim is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,552,328. In Malaysia Dehim is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 100 percent live. Beside Malaysia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 22 percent live and Albania, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehaim916/
Dehiem911/
Dahim803,432/
Dehem80648/
Dheim80380/
Daeim8073/
Dihim8043/
Dohim8039/
Djehm807/
Dhiem805/
Deeim802/
Djeim801/
Dieim801/
Deehm800/
Doheim73215/
Dohaim73155/
Dejhem7316/
Deuhem7310/
Deeaim739/
Djehem736/
Diehem733/
Dahiem733/
Dhaeim731/
Dheaim731/
Daeiem731/
Djeime731/
Dhihem731/
Dhahim731/
Daahim731/
Dohuim731/
Dhieme730/
Deoime730/
Diem6718,531/
Djim672,620/
Djem67659/
Deum6793/
Diim6754/
Dyem6718/
Dyim674/
Diym673/
Dîem671/
Djeimme671/

Dehim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dehim in the Hindi language
देहीमdehima-
Dehim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺣﻴﻢdhym66.67
ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻬﻢaldyhm33.33

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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
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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 Dehim
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