Mehome Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
Mehome Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 238 | 1:43,427 | 5,554 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Méhomé (1) are calculated separately.
Mehome (116) may also be a first name.
Mehome Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mehome Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mehome (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻮﻣﻪ) occurs most in Benin. It can also appear as a variant: Méhomé. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mehome? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 919,444th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mehome are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mehome is also the 868,627th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 116 people.
The surname is most common in Benin, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 43,427. In Benin it is mostly found in: Ouémé Department, where 63 percent are found, Zou Department, where 15 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 10 percent are found. Other than Benin this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Haiti, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehoume | 92 | 108 | / |
| Mehomey | 92 | 71 | / |
| Mehomeh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meome | 91 | 2 | / |
| Méhomé | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mehoumeu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mehame | 83 | 40 | / |
| Meheme | 83 | 18 | / |
| Mihome | 83 | 2 | / |
| Myhome | 83 | 2 | / |
| Meoume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meoime | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mejome | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meyome | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meijome | 77 | 266 | / |
| Mihomed | 77 | 9 | / |
| Maihome | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehomyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehamme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehouma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehoumy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehomma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mihomes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meame | 73 | 724 | / |
| Meoma | 73 | 15 | / |
| Meomi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Miome | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mehhamed | 71 | 4 | / |
| Meohmmed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meheouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Mehame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehamy | 67 | 359 | / |
| Majome | 67 | 286 | / |
| Mehami | 67 | 169 | / |
| Meamea | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mujome | 67 | 9 | / |
| Meomaa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Meomio | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mehemi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meyoma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mayome | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meamey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mojome | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meomit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maiome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meamee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meomiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mihomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meamei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muyome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmeame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meamme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meeeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miomes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mihoma | 67 | 1 | / |
Mehome Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mehome in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺤﻮﻣﻪ | mhwmh | 50 |
| ﻣﺤﻮﻡ | mhwm | 50 |
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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 Mehome
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