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 can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ehmam.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehmam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Ehmam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ehmam reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania it is most common in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 67 percent live, Adrar Region, where 17 percent live and Assaba Region, where 17 percent live. Not including Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Ehmam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ehmam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ehmam surname 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

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