Pahima Surname

249,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Pahima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pahima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1,4831:12,3751,058
India361:21,307,372304,812
Israel311:276,05324,632
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Pahima (4,283) may also be a first name.

Pahima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pahima (Bengali: পাহিমা, Hindi: पहीमा) is carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pahima? popularity and diffusion

Pahima is the 249,631st most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,583,362 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Pahima are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 105,756th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,283 people.

This last name is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 1,483 people, or 1 in 12,375. In Burkina Faso it is most frequent in: Centre-Est Region, where 95 percent live, Centre Region, where 4 percent live and Est Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Burkina Faso Pahima is found in 17 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.

Pahima Last Name Statistics demography

Pahima earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pahimah9224/
Phahima9212/
Hpahima923/
Paahima921/
Pahimo831/
Pahema831/
Pohima831/
Pohimat7712/
Pahemat774/
Pahimuo771/
Phahema771/
Paema73554/
Phaema6723/
Paemai6718/
Paemaa6715/
Paemad672/
Peayma671/
Phaahemad671/
Pohimo671/
Pohema671/
Phaemat6229/
Pohemai6219/
Phaemai6211/
Phoemas622/
Peaymap622/
Phaemad621/
Phaetmat5727/
Peujimah571/
Phaeemaj571/
Poema5585/
Peuma5539/
Paemo5536/
Poēma551/
Phaemo5073/
Päämaa508/
Paesmo506/
Pouyma501/
Pouimo501/
Peumah501/

Pahima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pahima in the Bengali language
পাহিমাpahima-
Pahima in the Hindi language
पहीमाpahima50
पाहीमाpahima16.67
पाहिमाpahima16.67
पहिमाpahima16.67

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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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  • 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 Pahima
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