Gahim Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Gahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Gahim (31) may also be a first name.

Gahim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gahim is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Gahim live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gahim is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname Gahim is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia Gahim is most numerous in: Sabah, where 86 percent reside and Kelantan, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghahim916/
Gajhim913/
Ghahime831/
Gohim806/
Gahem806/
Goaim805/
Gaehme737/
Ngahem734/
Gohaim732/
Ghahem732/
Ghohim731/
Ghouim731/
Gauaim731/
Ghoeim731/
Geim67124/
Gaem6777/
Nggahem674/
Ghayiem671/
Ghaoime671/
Gehem6053/
Ghaem6042/
Geihm6040/
Gohem6014/
Gouim607/
Goehm604/
Gaeem602/
Gaaem601/
Gaeme601/
Gooim601/
Goeim601/
Gieim601/
Gaujm601/
Geimm600/
Ngohem555/
Gajjem555/
Gayyem554/
Ghaeme551/
Goheam550/
Ghayyem5013/

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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 Gahim
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