Ehmam Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ehmam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ehmam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ehmam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ehmam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻫﻤﺎﻡ, Hindi: एहमाम) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ehmam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehmam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ehmam is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Ehmam is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Ehmam are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

It is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania Ehmam is mostly concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 67 percent reside, Adrar Region, where 17 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Ehmam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ehmam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ehmame918/
Gehmam910/
Emam89165,905/
Hamam8033,193/
Hemam80685/
Himam80648/
Ahmam80337/
Emmam80304/
Emame80147/
Homam80136/
Iemam8029/
Eamam8026/
Emaam8025/
Aemam8022/
Eimam8019/
Esmam8018/
Emaum8018/
Emeam8014/
Emham8011/
Gemam809/
Eemam807/
Emamm804/
Ihmam802/
Emaim802/
Hymam801/
Etmam801/
Eymam801/
Emasm801/
Ohmam801/
Hammam7344,498/
Ahamam73365/
Hemmam73270/
Hamamm73130/
Hohmam7316/
Hemame7315/
Hemeam7312/
Emamhe7312/
Emmame7311/
Haimam7311/
Himham738/
Heemam735/
Hemaam735/
Ahmaim735/
Ahmahm734/
Homamm733/
Heimam733/
Hismam733/
Hemham732/
Esmame732/
Himmam732/
Hemamm732/
Hyomam732/
Emaime732/
Hommam732/
Heumam732/
Hemamt731/
Himamt731/
E'Mame731/
Eemaam731/
Emaham731/
Emamme731/
Emhamd731/
Emhame731/
Esmaim731/
Hamaum731/
Ahmamm731/
Ahmmam731/
Hesmam731/
Eismam731/
Himaim731/
Hojmam731/
Homaam731/
Gemmam731/
Hamaam731/
Aemaim731/
Eimaim731/
Hahmam731/
Eatmam730/
Hiemam730/
Imam67289,649/
Amam6710,337/
Omam67733/
Ahammam67281/
Emom67193/
Ymam6717/
Hemmame677/
Heemham674/
Emamova672/
Heitmam672/
Haitmam672/
Jmam672/
Hemayme671/
Homaham671/
Ehmeimd671/
Emhaham671/
Emhhame671/
Emmaham671/
Emmaume671/
Hemmamm671/
Jhhmamt671/
Aithmam671/

Ehmam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ehmam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻫﻤﺎﻡahmam-
Ehmam in the Hindi language
एहमामehamama-

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Footnotes

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