Gehm Surname

157,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gehm Surname User-submission:

The surname Gehm comes from German, which means 'from Germany'.

Gehm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0201:355,35231,769
Germany1,0041:80,18510,126
Brazil7131:300,24511,576
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

Gehm Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Gehm comes from German, which means 'from Germany'.

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Gehm Last Name Facts

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

Gehm is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gehm is the 157,049th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,615,774 people. The surname Gehm occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Gehm live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,020 people, or 1 in 355,352. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 36 percent live and Brazil, where 26 percent live.

Gehm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gehm has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 879 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gehm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gehm surname are 19.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.03% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gehm earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.02% more than the national average, earning R 411,156 per year and in United States they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning $44,716 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giehm89160/
Guehm8911/
Ghehm891/
Gem86100,976/
Guehem803/
Geme751,513/
Ghim751,118/
Ngem75810/
Giem75622/
Guem75354/
Ghem75196/
Geym75148/
Gemm7562/
Geem7533/
Gihm7511/
Gesm758/
Gemd755/
Ghym753/
Ghjm753/
Qgem751/
Cgem751/
Gemt751/
Gueheme732/
Gemme673,409/
Gueme671,883/
Gesme67301/
Ghaim67147/
Gheem6782/
Kgeme6740/
Getme6722/
Gähme6720/
Gieme676/
Guesm675/
Ghaym674/
Nghim673/
Geeem672/
Gheam672/
Høgem672/
Gheim672/
Gemdt672/
Ngeem672/
Ghism671/
Geeme671/
Gettm671/
Ghoim671/
Ghimm671/
Gueam671/
Guemh671/
Nghem671/
Ghjmh671/
Ghjjm671/
Ggyhm671/
Gueem671/
Ngemh671/

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