Oehm Surname

195,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oehm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oehm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4961:53,8146,993
United States3341:1,085,20678,873
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Canada591:624,50251,218
Austria311:274,69131,731
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England31:18,572,686338,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

The alternate forms: Oéhm (1) are calculated separately.

Oehm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oehm is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Oéhm. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oehm? popularity and diffusion

Oehm is the 195,028th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,384,833 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Oehm live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 1,496 people, or 1 in 53,814. In Germany Oehm is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found, Saxony, where 17 percent are found and Hesse, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Oehm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oehm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oehm surname expanded 522 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oehm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oehm last name are 26.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Oehm earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.08% more than the national average, earning R 599,040 per year; in United States they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $46,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.82% more than the national average, earning $56,547 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oéhm921/
Oehme895,002/
Oehmt8916/
Goehm894/
Hoehm894/
Eoehm892/
Oem86199/
Hoehme801/
Oehiem800/
Oyem752,579/
Hoem751,558/
Owem75463/
Oeme75264/
Ohim75197/
Ohem75187/
Eham75176/
Ohum7580/
Ojem7556/
Goem7550/
Aehm756/
Iehm756/
Eahm752/
Uoem752/
Ooem752/
Oiem752/
Oemt751/
Oohm751/
Ohym751/
Eihm751/
Ouem751/
Oyhm751/
Oejm751/
Oemh751/
Oemm751/
Uehm751/
Oehmová739/
Om67200,643/
Gouem678,085/
Hojem67453/
Oheim67442/
Hohum67363/
Houem67322/
Hoyem67303/
Ojiem67262/
Oyeme67220/
Ojeem67200/
Hoeme67172/
Aouem67164/
Hoiem6792/
Oihom6786/
Yoyem6758/
Goyem6743/
Oweme6725/
Ohajm6721/
Gohem6714/
Ouiem6712/
Ohiem679/
Howem678/
Gohim676/
Heham676/
Gojem675/
Aehmd674/
Eyahm674/
Ehoum673/
Aehme673/
Oiiem673/
Oueme673/
Eihim672/
Oyiem672/
O'Yem672/
Ohaim672/
Ojihm672/
Heehm671/
Goiem671/
Ouhmd671/
Oejim671/
Ohwem671/
Oyemt671/
Oyhmt671/
Ohjam671/
Ohism671/
Ohimd671/
Oiahm671/
Hohem671/
Heihm671/
Eyham671/
Euham671/
Ioyem671/
Ehiom671/
Gowem670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oehm
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