Ihim Surname

199,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ihim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8961:93,4306,450
Niger961:199,9176,754
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
England101:5,571,806158,774
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ihim (306) may also be a first name.

Ihim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ihim occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihim? popularity and diffusion

Ihim is the 199,907th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,488,533 people. Ihim is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ihim are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ihim is also the 503,193rd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 306 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,896 people, or 1 in 93,430. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Imo, where 63 percent live, Lagos, where 10 percent live and Abia, where 4 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Ihim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ihim has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ihim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ihim surname is predominantly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

Ihim earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $49,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ihiom8989/
Jihim8963/
Gihim8917/
Ihime893/
Yihim891/
Ihiem891/
Iim86960/
Jihiem809/
Iheime801/
Heim7545,839/
Jhim756,186/
Ihem75227/
Ijim75220/
Hiim75211/
Hiem75180/
Ehim75173/
Ihin75166/
Uhim7578/
Jiim7550/
Iitm7512/
Yhim758/
Iehm756/
Hjim755/
Ihym753/
Giim753/
Iimd752/
Iime752/
Ieim752/
Iimk751/
Hyim751/
Iimh751/
Iimn751/
Yiim751/
Iism751/
Iijm751/
Iimm751/
Joichim7349/
Ihichem734/
Ihichim731/
Iheme676,163/
Ihyom67397/
Eheim67304/
Ehiem67286/
Giehm67160/
Ajhim6797/
Jihin6761/
Jihem6751/
Ijime6748/
Ihing6742/
Geihm6740/
Ihina6725/
Aijim6718/
Ijuim6714/
Hieme6712/
Yihin6710/
Jhime678/
Hijim677/
Jhaim677/
Ietim676/
Jiime676/
Gihin676/
Ihien674/
Ihine673/
Ijiom673/
Hihin673/
Oiiem673/
Iehin672/
Jhiom672/
Jheim672/
Hjeim672/
Heaim671/
Hueim671/
Aaiim671/
Hihem671/
Ihoym671/
Yiimg671/
Yiaim671/
Iecim671/
Ioimh671/
Hiemg671/
Jijim671/
Heeim671/
Hehim671/
Jhimm671/
Hiime671/
Ehhim671/
Eiiem671/
Yhime671/
Ujhim671/
Ijaim671/
Ihind671/
Eijim671/
Ihion671/
Jhãim671/

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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 Ihim
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