Johim Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Johim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Namibia91:267,71110,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Johim (103) may also be a first name.

Johim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Johim (Marathi: जोिहम) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Johim.

How Common Is The Last Name Johim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Johim live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Johim is also the 930,172nd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 103 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,268,787. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 77 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 15 percent live and Sabah, where 8 percent live. Outside of Malaysia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 33 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Johaim9129/
Joheim9115/
Johiem917/
Jahim801,445/
Johem8044/
Jouim8032/
Iohim801/
Yohim801/
Jhahim733/
Jahiem733/
Joheme731/
Yohiem731/
Jhauim731/
Jahuim731/
Jaahim731/
Yoim6785/
Joem6726/

Johim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Johim in the Marathi language
जोिहमjoihama-

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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 Johim
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