Liham Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Liham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Liham (177) may also be a first name.

Liham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liham occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liham? popularity and diffusion

Liham is the 2,136,387th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Liham reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Liham is also the 685,598th most frequent given name globally, borne by 177 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 2,280,159. In Indonesia Liham is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 55 percent live, West Kalimantan, where 21 percent live and Riau, where 14 percent live. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lihame91788/
Lihamm913/
Liheame831/
Lihan801,537/
Leham80987/
Lijam80309/
Lihom8031/
Luham8014/
Lieam803/
Lhiam801/
Léham801/
Lyham801/
Lihang73110/
Lihoum7396/
Lihane7342/
Liheim7341/
Lyhamn7315/
Lihanh7313/
Loiiam736/
Laiyam736/
Laiiam734/
Lihome734/
Lehham734/
Lijiam734/
Lijame733/
Layiam732/
Lehaim731/
Lagiam731/
Liehom731/
Gliiam731/
Loiyam731/
Lehaum731/
Lehamm731/
Lijhan731/
Lujham731/
Leam67362/
Ljam6737/
Lihanng6711/
Lhajjam6710/
Leehame679/
Lehamnn677/
Lehatem676/
Llhjamh674/
Leeheam672/
Lehaume672/
Lehamnd671/
Liehoum671/
Lihomme671/
Lihaann671/

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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 Liham
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