Kaheem Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kaheem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaheem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Kaheem (140) may also be a first name.

Kaheem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaheem (Hindi: कहीम) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kaheem.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaheem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kaheem is the 3,323,005th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kaheem live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kaheem is also the 781,395th most common first name in the world, held by 140 people.

The surname Kaheem is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Kaheem is most numerous in: Kwara, where 34 percent are found, Kogi, where 24 percent are found and Oyo, where 21 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent are found and Pakistan, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khaheem922/
Kaeem91817/
Keheem83603/
Kaaeem835/
Khaeem832/
Kaeeem831/
Khoeem831/
Kaehem831/
Khaeeem772/
Qaeem7328/
Kaeim739/
Keuem733/
Khayyeem711/
Khaujhem711/
Kaeoim67214/
Quaeem6712/
Qaeeum6710/
Khaeim676/
Keuyem673/
Kaeaim671/
Qaeeme671/
Qaeeam671/
Kaejim671/
Kaehim671/
Qayyeem621/
Koeheim621/
Koehheim571/
Qoeem551/
Quoeem501/
Keuyim501/

Kaheem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaheem in the Hindi language
कहीमkahima-

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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 Kaheem
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