Ehm Surname

179,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Ehm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ehm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5911:50,6016,605
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Austria1911:44,5837,134
Poland701:542,98251,331
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Australia271:999,84158,390
France271:2,460,101186,232
Czechia261:408,98046,580
England181:3,095,448105,421
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Ehm (49) may also be a first name.

Ehm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ehm occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 179,912th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,074,914 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Ehm are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 49 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,591 people, or 1 in 50,601. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Bavaria, where 21 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Austria, where 8 percent live.

Ehm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ehm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ehm last name grew 550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ehm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ehm surname are 14.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ehm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.08% more than the national average, earning $53,109 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.98% more than the national average, earning $57,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ehhm8615/
Iehm866/
Eahm862/
Hehm862/
Ethm861/
Ehtm861/
Eihm861/
Em8052,149/
Heehm751/
Hethm751/
Heihm751/
Gem67100,976/
Hem6754,781/
Hym6729,683/
Him6728,059/
Eme6711,998/
Emm671,652/
Eem671,585/
Esm671,217/
Ihm671,116/
Eum67838/
Iem67727/
Eim67465/
Eam67350/
Etm6775/
Emt6773/
Emd6739/
Ejm6737/
Emh6726/
Eym6717/
Ehmová6716/
Jhm6715/
Yhm6712/
Hjm6711/
Heathm674/
Heethm671/
Jehhem671/
Eeheem671/
E'M671/
Hîm671/
Heheem671/
Hehhme671/

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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 Ehm
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