Mashahem Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kuwait
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Mashahem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashahem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

Mashahem (559) may also be a first name.

Mashahem Last Name Facts

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

Mashahem occurs in Kuwait more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashahem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mashahem is the 1,882,912th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mashahem reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 51 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 355,721st most common first name worldwide It is held by 559 people.

It is most commonly held in Kuwait, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 79,181. Apart from Kuwait Mashahem occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 43 percent are found and Lebanon, where 6 percent are found.

Mashahem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mashahem last name is primarily Sunni (60%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maushaem880/
Masaem861/
Machaem80122/
Mashoem804/
Massaem801/
Massahim752/
Maichaem751/
Mazaheem751/
Mahaseem751/
Masoem7118/
Mahasahim711/
Maseeheem711/
Mochaem67218/
Motchaem6388/
Mouzahem6331/
Motshoem631/
Mazaahim631/
Moussahim59620/
Motshoeme591/
Mesaem571/
Mohseem538/
Maizoem531/
Mouzahim509/
Mohsehim501/

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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 Mashahem
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