Eghem Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Eghem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 73 | 1:284,508 | 26,965 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Eghem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eghem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eghem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻏﻢ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eghem? popularity and diffusion
Eghem is the 2,185,341st most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Eghem is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Eghem are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 284,508. In Cameroon Eghem is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 79 percent live and Southwest Region, where 21 percent live. Barring Cameroon Eghem is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eeghem | 91 | 6 | / |
| Heghem | 91 | 4 | / |
| Egheim | 91 | 3 | / |
| Egem | 89 | 675 | / |
| Engheim | 83 | 13 | / |
| Hegheim | 83 | 12 | / |
| Engehem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Egeme | 80 | 297 | / |
| Engem | 80 | 57 | / |
| Eguem | 80 | 41 | / |
| Eggem | 80 | 30 | / |
| Hegem | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ighem | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eghim | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eugem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gegem | 80 | 0 | / |
| Egiem | 80 | 0 | / |
| Heggheim | 77 | 346 | / |
| Heggem | 73 | 1,143 | / |
| Enggem | 73 | 55 | / |
| Inghem | 73 | 26 | / |
| Jighem | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hegeme | 73 | 5 | / |
| Egueme | 73 | 3 | / |
| Engiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aighem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igheem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esguem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Highem | 73 | 0 | / |
| Egim | 67 | 754 | / |
| Egemova | 67 | 71 | / |
| Egemová | 67 | 16 | / |
| Igem | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jinghem | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ingheim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jgem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egjm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echgeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingheam | 67 | 0 | / |
Eghem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eghem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻏﻢ | aghm | - |
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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 Eghem
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