Kähm Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kähm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kähm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2571:313,25131,672
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kähm Last Name Facts

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

Kähm is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kähm? popularity and diffusion

Kähm is the 990,978th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. Kähm is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kähm live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 313,251. In Germany Kähm is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 32 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Bavaria, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 0 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kähmt891/
Khim7555,158/
Khem7538,629/
Kehm752,537/
Kihm751,481/
Khym75110/
Köhm7556/
Khjm751/
Khiem671,135/
Kheme67728/
Kheam67721/
Kiehm67517/
Khaim67154/
Koehm6779/
Keihm6758/
Khoem6748/
Khoim6741/
Kheim6739/
Khimm6721/
Khaem6720/
Kaehm6716/
Köhme6713/
Kheem6710/
Khemm679/
Kihmm676/
Kchim674/
Khime674/
Khemd673/
Kethm673/
Khetm672/
Kheum672/
Khaym672/
Khyom671/
Khemh671/
Khemt671/
Khimh671/
Khism671/
Khgem671/
Khuim671/
Keuhm671/
Khiom671/

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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 Kähm
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