Sahm Surname

95,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sahm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,2601:24,6953,285
United States1,0491:345,52831,033
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
France1971:337,17150,874
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
England161:3,482,379114,324
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Micronesia41:26,561731
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:190,94616,781

Sahm (1,030) may also be a first name.

Sahm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sahm (Arabic: شم, Hindi: साहम, Marathi: शाम) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 95,055th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,455,181 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Sahm reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Sahm is also the 249,988th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 1,030 people.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 3,260 people, or 1 in 24,695. In Germany Sahm is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent live, Hesse, where 20 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Morocco, where 5 percent live.

Sahm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sahm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sahm surname grew 399 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sahm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sahm surname are 30.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.02% being registered to vote for the party.

Sahm earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $46,205 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saham893,340/
Shahm891,510/
Sahum89234/
Sahym8911/
Jsahm891/
Sathm890/
Sam86512,743/
Shaham8032,905/
Sahaum80132/
Shahum8063/
Saheim8035/
Sahaim8034/
Sahaam8013/
Shahym809/
Shaihm803/
Siaham803/
Sahaym801/
Schahm800/
Siam7579,012/
Sham7538,625/
Saim7518,049/
Same7515,460/
Shom754,441/
Seam753,977/
Saam753,681/
Saum752,876/
Sohm752,659/
Sjam751,724/
Samm751,500/
Samh751,084/
Samt75660/
Saym75410/
Samd75329/
Ssam75128/
Scam7596/
Sgam7564/
Szam7539/
Hsam7527/
Satm7526/
Saïm7513/
Sasm758/
Jsam758/
Sajm756/
Samì751/
Sxam751/
Zsam751/
Sahaham7367/
Schaham7326/
Shahaim737/
Shahaam735/
Siahaam733/
Shaaham733/
Sahaame733/
Sjaheim732/
Shaheim731/
Hshahme731/
Shahmme731/
Sahaime731/
Hsahaim731/
Saumd6738,724/
Shome6711,924/
Shame674,518/
Shaim671,650/
Samme671,482/
Shaam671,346/
Sağım671,020/
Sheam67911/
Shoim67853/
Saime67799/
Sheum67762/
Shaum67478/
Saume67438/
Hsham67308/
Shaym67283/
Sammt67184/
Scham67173/
Sheim67162/
Siaam67158/
Saame67157/
Seame67124/
Shoom67109/
Scaum6792/
Samdh6787/
Shoum6772/
Sayme6772/
Sohum6771/
Sjaaheim6769/
Schom6750/
Saaim6748/
Sajmh6736/
Scaim6731/
Shamt6730/
Sjaam6728/
Shamm6719/
Shamd6717/
Shuom6716/
Shsam6715/
Shamh6714/
Sağam6714/
Shatm6712/
Sheym679/
Jsaum679/
Sammd677/
Hssam676/
Sağme676/
Sasme675/
Shahaime675/
Hsaam675/
Saumm674/
Saitm674/
Shjam674/
Sohym674/
Shzam673/
Saimm673/
Hsaim673/
Shomm672/
Shasm672/
Saamm672/
Jsham672/
Zahme672/
Shham672/
Satme672/
Shajm672/
Saysm672/
Samdt672/
Samhe672/
Jeahm672/
Scamm671/
Saamd671/
Sausm671/
Sattm671/
Szamm671/
Ssham671/
Saaam671/
Hsiam671/
Şahım671/
Jathm671/
Jssam671/
Shotm671/
Shosm671/
Siaym671/
Saimd671/
Sa'am671/
Sambp671/
Samhd671/
Saïme671/
Samtt671/
Samhh671/
Sxham671/
Sceam671/
Saamh671/
Shaahame671/
Sothm671/
Szohm671/
Zsamm671/
Zsiam671/
Jahym671/
Sjaim670/
Shohm670/

Sahm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahm in the Hindi language
साहमsahama-
Sahm in the Marathi language
शामsama80
शमsama20
Sahm in the Arabic language
شمshm-
شمعshm-

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