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

The last name Kähm is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kähm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kähm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 990,978th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname Kähm occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kähm are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kähm is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 313,251. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 32 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Bavaria, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent are found and Russia, where 0 percent are found.

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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  • 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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