Ihem Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ihem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2121:835,57936,885
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ihem (26) may also be a first name.

Ihem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ihem occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ihem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,085,744th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ihem reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ihem is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 26 people.

The surname Ihem is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 835,579. In Nigeria Ihem is most common in: Cross River, where 28 percent reside, Abia, where 20 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Algeria, where 3 percent reside.

Ihem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ihem surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Ihem earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.58% more than the national average, earning $70,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iheme896,163/
Jihem8951/
Hihem891/
Ihiem891/
Iem86727/
Iheame8010/
Jihiem809/
Iheeme807/
Hiheme801/
Iheime801/
Heim7545,839/
Ihim752,089/
Ihen751,129/
Ehem75359/
Ijem75319/
Jiem75221/
Hiem75180/
Hyem75142/
Ieme7562/
Yiem7519/
Uhem7510/
Iehm756/
Yhem754/
Ihym753/
Hjem752/
Ieim752/
Iemt752/
Iemh751/
Jhem751/
Iemc751/
Ihichem734/
Ihaheem732/
Ehiehem731/
Hiichem731/
Hiychem731/
Em6752,149/
Høyem67468/
Ihyom67397/
Eheim67304/
Ehiem67286/
Ojiem67262/
Giehm67160/
Ihene67103/
Ihiom6789/
Jihen6786/
Jihim6763/
Iehen6761/
Høiem6743/
Geihm6740/
Iemme6738/
Ayiem6735/
Jieme6731/
Åhjem6722/
Ajiem6719/
Aiyem6717/
Gihim6717/
Hieme6712/
Ejiem6712/
Ujhem676/
Ieeem676/
Ietim676/
Yieme675/
Ihien674/
Ijeme674/
Oiiem673/
Ijemh673/
Ihine673/
Ihime673/
Jijem673/
Iesem673/
Høgem672/
Hyeme672/
Yihen672/
Oyiem672/
Ijjem672/
Ietem672/
Jheim672/
Hehim671/
Heeim671/
Heaim671/
Iheng671/
Ejhem671/
Iaeem671/
Ihend671/
Iemcc671/
Yaiem671/
Ijetm671/
Ihoym671/
Jhemc671/
Iecim671/
Hiemg671/
Eiiem671/
Haaem671/
Yihim671/
Aaiem671/
Ijeem671/
Yeiem671/
Gihen671/
Hyhem670/

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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 Ihem
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