Muhem Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Muhem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius371:34,9576,870
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Muhem (16) may also be a first name.

Muhem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muhem (Hindi: मुहेम, Marathi: मुलाहेम) occurs in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Muhem reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. Muhem is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most numerous in Mauritius, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 34,957. In Mauritius it is primarily found in: Port Louis District, where 89 percent live and Plaines Wilhems District, where 11 percent live. Other than Mauritius this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muheim91764/
Mouhem91147/
Muhiem911/
Muheam910/
Mouheme838/
Mouhemd832/
Muheemd832/
Muhim80225/
Mueem8070/
Mueim801/
Meuem801/
Mihem801/
Muhaheim771/
Muhaim732,429/
Mouhim731,521/
Miheem7316/
Mujiem737/
Hmihem734/
Maujhm732/
Miheam731/
Müheim731/
Mujjem731/
Miheim731/
Muhism731/
Mouhime67379/
Muhimmh6710/
Mouhaim672/
Muhaime671/
Mouijem671/
Moeem6044/
Moeim6014/
Mihim6012/
Mauim604/
Moujm601/
Mooem601/
Mühim601/
Mouime55172/
Mouaim553/
Mujjim551/
Moujjm551/
Maujjm551/
Mouggim503/
Mouijme501/
Mouajjm501/

Muhem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muhem in the Hindi language
मुहेमmuhema-
Muhem in the Marathi language
मुलाहेमmulahema-

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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 Muhem
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