Mehem Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mehem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine771:591,20465,049
Mauritania511:80,2915,266
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Mehem (13) may also be a first name.

Mehem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mehem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻢ) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehem? popularity and diffusion

Mehem is the 1,478,479th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Mehem are found; 54 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

It is most common in Ukraine, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 591,204. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 65 percent reside, Kiev, where 10 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Beside Ukraine this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 36 percent reside and Iran, where 8 percent reside.

Mehem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mehem has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maehem9168/
Meheim9110/
Meehem911/
Mejhem911/
Meahem910/
Mehheim831/
Mahem80624/
Miehm80193/
Mohem8081/
Maeem8054/
Moeem8044/
Meeim8017/
Mehim8010/
Mhiem805/
Mihem801/
Meuem801/
Meeem801/
Moheim73127/
Meeyim7339/
Miheem7316/
Meeaim734/
Meeiem734/
Hmihem734/
Majhem733/
Mahhem732/
Meyiem732/
Miheam731/
Mehimd731/
Meeyom731/
Mohhem731/
Maahem731/
Mehaim731/
Meeeme731/
Hmahem731/
Miheim731/
Meeiom731/
Myem67200/
Meum67154/
Miem67140/
Mjem6711/
Majheem674/
Mgem674/
Maheeem674/
Mejhime672/
Mohijem671/
Moijhem671/
Mahahem671/
Meijeme671/
Mioheim671/

Mehem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mehem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻢmhm-

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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 Mehem
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