Eghem Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Eghem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eghem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon731:284,50826,965
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eeghem916/
Heghem914/
Egheim913/
Egem89675/
Engheim8313/
Hegheim8312/
Engehem831/
Egeme80297/
Engem8057/
Eguem8041/
Eggem8030/
Hegem804/
Ighem804/
Eghim802/
Eugem801/
Gegem800/
Egiem800/
Heggheim77346/
Heggem731,143/
Enggem7355/
Inghem7326/
Jighem738/
Hegeme735/
Egueme733/
Engiem731/
Aighem731/
Igheem731/
Esguem731/
Highem730/
Egim67754/
Egemova6771/
Egemová6716/
Igem6711/
Jinghem678/
Ingheim673/
Jgem671/
Egjm671/
Ygem671/
Echgeme671/
Ingheam670/

Eghem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eghem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻏﻢaghm-

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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 Eghem
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