Nyhem Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nyhem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyhem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden351:281,33619,530
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Nyhem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyhem is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyhem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Nyhem reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Nyhem is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 281,336. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Gävleborg County, where 51 percent reside, Dalarna County, where 23 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 17 percent reside. Other than Sweden Nyhem is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyheim911,299/
Nyem891,880/
Nhem891,057/
Nhiem80243/
Nihem80137/
Nehem8071/
Nheem8034/
Nyiem8021/
Nyhen8016/
Nyoem8015/
N'Yem808/
Nhyem806/
Ånhem803/
Njhem802/
Nheam801/
Nyemd801/
Naiyem73639/
Naayem7354/
Nayiem7344/
Najhem7330/
Niheem7323/
Neuyem7315/
Nyohen739/
Nayyem735/
Nyohim733/
Njheim733/
Hnihem732/
Noyiem731/
Niheme731/
Neheim731/
Nhim6737,733/
Niem672,933/
Nhen672,551/
Ngem67810/
Nyen67709/
Njem67704/
Nhym67111/
Nyim6786/
Nyemova6773/
Gnem6766/
Niym6713/
Neheimh676/
Hniheem675/
Naayiem674/
Naheemm673/
Nhím671/
Neyjeme671/
Nayieme671/
Nijheim671/
Najheem671/
Nahyiem671/
Nyjm671/
Nyym671/
Neaheam671/
Nouhiem671/
Wannyem671/
Nyuysem671/

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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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  • 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 Nyhem
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