Kahem Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kahem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kahem (60) may also be a first name.

Kahem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kahem is carried by more people in Estonia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kahem.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahem? popularity and diffusion

Kahem is the 2,255,512th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Kahem are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 60 people.

The surname Kahem is most commonly held in Estonia, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 34,784. Barring Estonia it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 10 percent reside and Iraq, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kajhem916/
Kahiem911/
Kahaem911/
Kaehem911/
Kaem8916,795/
Kahim801,146/
Kaeem80817/
Khoem8048/
Kehem8031/
Khaem8020/
Kaehm8016/
Kaeim809/
Kohem808/
Kaeme806/
Kheum802/
Kaemm801/
Khaujhem771/
Kaeoim73214/
Khahim7334/
Kayyem7329/
Kaiyem7322/
Kajjem7322/
Kajhim7316/
Kaahim737/
Kaayem737/
Khaeim736/
Kohhem736/
Kayiem733/
Khaeem732/
Kahhim731/
Kajiem731/
Kaehim731/
Khoeem731/
Kaeeem731/
Kaeaim731/
Keum67737/
Koem67654/
Qaem67144/
Caem67119/
Kaemova678/
Khojhem673/
Khaeeem672/
Kajieme671/
Koeheim671/
Khajjem671/

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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 Kahem
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