Jehem Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jehem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jehem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Jehem (11) may also be a first name.

Jehem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jehem is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jehem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jehem is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Jehem reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 64 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

It is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeheem914/
Eheim80304/
Jeaem804/
Jehim802/
Eheem801/
Ejhem801/
Jeaiem7315/
Jihiem739/
Yeehem733/
Juhiem732/
Ehihem731/
Eeheem731/
Heheem731/
Jiem67221/
Geem6733/
Yeem6732/
Jaijhem671/
Ehiehem671/
Jyem671/
Ioeheem671/

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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 Jehem
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