Gehem Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gehem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gehem Last Name Facts

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

Gehem is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gehem is the 2,661,929th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Gehem occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Gehem live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gehem is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 433,005. In The Netherlands Gehem is primarily found in: South Holland, where 36 percent reside, North Brabant, where 33 percent reside and Gelderland, where 28 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geheim911/
Gueheim833/
Geihm8040/
Gohem8014/
Gahem806/
Gaeem802/
Geeem802/
Geeym801/
Ghiem801/
Nghiem7360,143/
Ghahem732/
Nghyem731/
Hghiem731/
Guihem731/
Gihiem731/
Goheam730/
Geim67124/
Ghayyem6713/
Ghuijem673/
Ghayiem671/
Nghhiem671/

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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 Gehem
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