Ihrahim Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Ihrahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihrahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ihrahim (27) may also be a first name.

Ihrahim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ihrahim is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihrahim? popularity and diffusion

Ihrahim is the 3,485,539th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Ihrahim are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 27 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Ihrahim is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 45 percent live, Kogi, where 35 percent live and Kebbi, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 13 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irahim921,700/
Irrahim8623/
Ierahim864/
Airahim862/
Hirahim862/
Irahyim861/
Irahuim861/
Irahhim861/
Ehrahim861/
Itrahim861/
Herahim861/
Iraheim860/
Ihraheem801/
Erahim77170/
Urahim7745/
Yrahim771/
Irahem771/
Irahimova754/
Errahim7113/
Urrahim7112/
Hurohim712/
Ajrahim711/
Urajhim711/
Heerahem671/
Heraem623/
Erohim622/
Urahem621/
Urohim621/
Urrohim5719/
Uraheem577/
Iorgaem576/
Errahem574/
Urraheem532/
Erraheym532/
Eraem506/

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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 Ihrahim
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