Ihom Surname
Approximately 2,608 people bear this surname
Ihom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,590 | 1:68,395 | 4,959 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Ihom (383) may also be a first name.
Ihom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ihom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ihom is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ihom? popularity and diffusion
Ihom is the 166,002nd most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,794,304 people. The last name Ihom occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ihom are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ihom is also the 442,958th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 383 people.
The last name Ihom is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,590 people, or 1 in 68,395. In Nigeria Ihom is mostly found in: Benue, where 85 percent reside, Taraba, where 7 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jihom | 89 | 93 | / |
| Oihom | 89 | 86 | / |
| Ihoum | 89 | 18 | / |
| Ihuom | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ihoom | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ihome | 89 | 6 | / |
| Yihom | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gihom | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ihoym | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aihom | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ihhom | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iom | 86 | 47 | / |
| Hihome | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ihuome | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ihoume | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ihoumh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ihuomd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiehom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ijom | 75 | 3,013 | / |
| Ihon | 75 | 1,303 | / |
| Ehom | 75 | 366 | / |
| Hiom | 75 | 263 | / |
| Iham | 75 | 231 | / |
| Hyom | 75 | 211 | / |
| Uhom | 75 | 84 | / |
| Ihum | 75 | 67 | / |
| Aiom | 75 | 65 | / |
| Giom | 75 | 54 | / |
| Øiom | 75 | 47 | / |
| Hjom | 75 | 37 | / |
| Heom | 75 | 36 | / |
| Jiom | 75 | 22 | / |
| Eiom | 75 | 17 | / |
| Jhom | 75 | 14 | / |
| Iome | 75 | 6 | / |
| Iohm | 75 | 6 | / |
| Iomh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ioam | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yiom | 75 | 3 | / |
| Iomm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oiom | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iosm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iahm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iojm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iomd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iomn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ioom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hiahoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijham | 67 | 2,590 | / |
| Eihon | 67 | 2,324 | / |
| Gihon | 67 | 823 | / |
| Ihong | 67 | 642 | / |
| Hoium | 67 | 502 | / |
| Iosim | 67 | 347 | / |
| Hoyum | 67 | 170 | / |
| Jiomh | 67 | 128 | / |
| Jihon | 67 | 117 | / |
| Iohon | 67 | 117 | / |
| Yhome | 67 | 116 | / |
| Hihon | 67 | 87 | / |
| Ihoon | 67 | 87 | / |
| Hajom | 67 | 72 | / |
| Ihame | 67 | 51 | / |
| Aijom | 67 | 49 | / |
| Jiham | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hoyom | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hayom | 67 | 22 | / |
| Giham | 67 | 16 | / |
| Iotim | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ijoem | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aiyom | 67 | 14 | / |
| Egiom | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ayiom | 67 | 12 | / |
| Heyom | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ihume | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hiham | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hojom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jihum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayhom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ijomh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Høiom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iosem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ihone | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iaham | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ihond | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ijome | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ijiom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ehoum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uiiom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoiom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hojum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agiom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jijom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eijom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hehom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gihum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giomh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aihon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oihon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyiom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aaiom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhomm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieuom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iohmt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iouum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihonn | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ihom
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