Ihame Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Ihame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ihame (35) may also be a first name.
Ihame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ihame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ihame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﻬﺎﻡ) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ihame? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,718,172nd most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ihame are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ihame is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 35 people.
It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 35 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ihame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ihame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻳﻬﺎﻡ | ayham | - |
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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 Ihame
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