Ehom Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ehom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ehom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3641:486,65624,409
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Ehom (350) may also be a first name.

Ehom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ehom is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ehom is the 775,315th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. The surname Ehom occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ehom live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ehom is also the 465,882nd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 350 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 486,656. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 94 percent are found, Benue, where 2 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Ehom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ehom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ehom surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ehoum893/
Hehom891/
Eom861,304/
Jeehom808/
Jiehom801/
Geehom801/
Ihom752,608/
Ejom75764/
Hiom75263/
Hyom75211/
Eham75176/
Eyom7581/
Hjom7537/
Heom7536/
Eiom7517/
Jhom7514/
Eome754/
Geom752/
Eoym752/
Eahm752/
Eoum751/
Eosm751/
Eomh751/
Hehoume733/
Yhome67116/
Jihom6793/
Oihom6786/
Hajom6772/
Hoyom6733/
Hayom6722/
Ihoum6718/
Egiom6712/
Heyom6710/
Ihuom677/
Ihoom676/
Ihome676/
Heham676/
Hojom675/
Ayhom675/
Høiom675/
Yihom674/
Jeahm672/
Eijom672/
Hoiom672/
Ehham672/
Jhomm671/
Jhoom671/
Aihom671/
Eomme671/
Eaoom671/
Geoum671/
Ieuom671/
Ihhom671/
Eyiom671/
Eaome671/
Gihom671/
Ihoym671/
Hyome671/
Euyom671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ehom
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