Nahom Surname

189,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Nahom Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'God is my sustain'.

Nahom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Thailand4721:149,65823,639
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Israel131:658,28045,106
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nahom (67,692) may also be a first name.

Nahom Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'God is my sustain'.

- nahom

Nahom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nahom (Arabic: نهوم, Hindi: खां) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nahom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nahom is the 189,971st most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,278,248 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Nahom live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 14,279th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 67,692 people.

Nahom is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Excluding Ethiopia this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Nahom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nahom surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.16% registered with the party.

Nahom earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.72% more than the national average, earning $44,753 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahoum91625/
Ngahom91315/
Nahuom911/
Gnahom911/
Naom891,506/
Ngahoum8326/
Nahoume835/
Gnahome832/
Naoum8014,686/
Naome80142/
Naoom80132/
Naiom8095/
Najom8078/
Nayom8065/
Naaom8054/
Naoym806/
Nauom803/
Nnaom802/
Ngaom802/
Nohom802/
Naomh802/
Neaom801/
Naohm801/
Najham73284/
Naaoum73180/
Naoume73146/
Noihom7320/
Naiyom7317/
Noohom7315/
Nnaome734/
Noaham733/
Naeoum731/
Naaome731/
Naoime731/
Najiom731/
Hnohom731/
Neuhom730/
Neaham730/
Noam671,394/
Nnoaham6787/
Najjoum6724/
Naomova6712/
Gnaoume678/
Ngayyom675/
Naijham674/
Naheeam671/
Nouaham671/
Ngohoum671/
Ngahgam671/
Hnoohom671/

Nahom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nahom in the Hindi language
खांkham-
Nahom in the Arabic language
نهومnhwm-

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