Ghaham Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Ghaham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghaham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ghaham (8) may also be a first name.

Ghaham Last Name Facts

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

Ghaham (Marathi: गौहम) is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ghaham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghaham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Ghaham is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Ghaham live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ghaham is also the 4,213,784th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 8 people.

Ghaham is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Ghaham is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 33 percent live, New York, where 33 percent live and Texas, where 33 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live and Iran, where 13 percent live.

Ghaham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ghaham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ghaham last name contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ghaham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghahame921/
Gaham913,285/
Ghaam916/
Ghahm911/
Ngaham8394/
Gaaham831/
Gham806,084/
Gahm801,088/
Gaam80111/
Nggaham77111/
Gaahame771/
Gahum73937/
Ngham73547/
Ghame73457/
Ghaim73147/
Ngaam7330/
Ghaum7315/
Ghamt737/
Ghaym734/
Ghasm733/
Gheam732/
Ghamm732/
Gahme732/
Ghamd732/
Ghatm731/
Gaaim731/
Gaaym731/
Gaatm731/
Gam6719,395/
Ghamme674/
N'Gham672/
Ghaume671/
Ghasme671/
Hngham670/

Ghaham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghaham in the Marathi language
गौहमgauhama-

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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 Ghaham
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