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 surname Ihum is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ihum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ihum is the 2,333,370th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ihum reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ihum is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 20 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 85 percent reside, Kogi, where 11 percent reside and Kano, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Ihum exists 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
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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 Ihum
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