Gahm Surname

338,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gahm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7101:510,50642,792
Sweden1951:50,4963,894
Germany1441:559,06646,014
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Austria91:946,15970,786
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

The alternate forms: Gáhm (1) are calculated separately.

Gahm Last Name Facts

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

Gahm is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Gáhm. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahm? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 338,216th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,698,112 people. The last name Gahm occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Gahm are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 710 people, or 1 in 510,506. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent reside, Colorado, where 8 percent reside and Minnesota, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Gahm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gahm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gahm surname grew 461 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gahm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gahm surname are 5.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.53% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gahm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.82% more than the national average, earning $47,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.27% more than the national average, earning $61,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gáhm921/
Gaham893,285/
Gahum89937/
Gahme892/
Ghahm891/
Gauhm890/
Gam8619,395/
Ngaham8094/
Ghaham808/
Gaaham801/
Gajhme801/
Game7519,007/
Ngam759,344/
Gham756,084/
Gamh753,792/
Gamm752,243/
Ghom751,262/
Gaum75826/
Gaim75531/
Gohm75486/
Gamd75163/
Gaam75111/
Gasm7568/
Qgam7528/
Gaym7522/
Gamt7512/
Cgam755/
Gajm754/
Ggam753/
Gatm752/
Hgam751/
Nggaham73111/
Ghahame731/
Gaahame731/
Gautm6711,769/
Gaume672,356/
Kgame67910/
Ngham67547/
Gaime67523/
Ghame67457/
N'Gam67413/
Gamme67240/
Ghaim67147/
Gasme6749/
Gayme6742/
Ghome6737/
Ngaam6730/
Gaumt6717/
Ghoom6717/
Ngaum6716/
Ghaum6715/
Gaitm6714/
Gamhe677/
Ghamt677/
Ghaam676/
Nghom676/
Ngamm675/
Ghaym674/
Gamdh674/
Ghoum674/
Ghasm673/
Ngaim673/
Gheam672/
Gheim672/
Ghomm672/
Gajjm672/
Gambp672/
Ghamd672/
Ghamm672/
Gaujm671/
Gamzs671/
Gaumm671/
Gohme671/
Gattm671/
Gatme671/
Gaaym671/
Gaatm671/
Gamtt671/
Ghoim671/
Ghosm671/
Ghatm671/
Gohum671/
Gothm671/
Kgaim671/
Qgasm671/
Gaumd671/
Gueam671/
Gamhh671/
Gaaim671/
Gajme671/
Hgame671/
Ghomd671/
Gauum670/
Gaimm670/

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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
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  • 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 Gahm
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