Ihum Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ihum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Ihum (20) may also be a first name.

Ihum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ihum is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,333,370th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Ihum live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ihum is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 85 percent reside, Kogi, where 11 percent reside and Kano, where 2 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ihoum8918/
Ihume899/
Jihum895/
Gihum891/
Ium8617/
Ihoume802/
Ihoumh801/
Eijhum801/
Ihom752,608/
Iume75279/
Ijum75144/
Oium75133/
Jhum75129/
Jium7581/
Gium7565/
Ihun7554/
Uhum7550/
Hium7525/
Hyum7524/
Ehum7523/
Yium7521/
Øium7510/
Yhum752/
Uium751/
Eium751/
Iumc751/
Iusm751/
Ieum751/
Hiahoum731/
Yihun678,856/
Hoium67502/
Hoyum67170/
Høyum6794/
Jihom6793/
Oihom6786/
Jijum6770/
Iusim6752/
Jihun6748/
Jahum6738/
Johum6738/
Hijum6734/
Jhaum6733/
Eiyum6731/
Iusem6724/
Ihung6718/
Heyum6717/
Ijuim6714/
Høium6710/
Gihun678/
Auium677/
Aijum677/
Yahum677/
Aiyum676/
Ihoom676/
Ajium675/
Hujum675/
Yihom674/
Yohum674/
Jhumm674/
Ehoum673/
Ijjum673/
Ihune672/
Hojum672/
Ogium671/
Agium671/
Ayium671/
Huyum671/
Hyume671/
Egium671/
Uiuum671/
Ohyum671/
Uihun671/
Aihom671/
Ieaum671/
Iouum671/
Ihhom671/
Jhume671/
Iucym671/
Aiium671/
Hihun671/
Yhume671/
Huhum671/
Ijume671/

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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 Ihum
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