Sahom Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sahom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sahom (36) may also be a first name.

Sahom Last Name Facts

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

Sahom (Arabic: سحوم, Hindi: सहोम, Marathi: सहोम) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Sahom occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Sahom reside; 40 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name globally, held by 36 people.

The surname Sahom is most frequent in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Sahom is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 50 percent reside, Bihar, where 17 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 17 percent reside. Apart from India it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 27 percent reside and Thailand, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saihom91764/
Sahoum9199/
Sahaom9147/
Saehom9113/
Shahom9113/
Sayhom916/
Sajhom911/
Seahom910/
Saom89193/
Shaihom8385/
Seahome831/
Shahoum831/
Shahoom831/
Sahhoum831/
Shayhom830/
Seahohm830/
Sohom803,390/
Sayom80113/
Saome8022/
Shoam8014/
Shaom808/
Sajom805/
Saeom804/
Saoum803/
Saomt803/
Saoom801/
Saomh801/
Siaom801/
Cahom800/
Shaihiom774/
Shoham732,442/
Jahoom73272/
Shaoum73226/
Zahoum73175/
Sahham73145/
Saeham7333/
Soihom738/
Shoyom734/
Saoume732/
Sjohom732/
Saiyom732/
Sjöhom731/
Saoome731/
Jahome731/
Soeahm731/
Jahoum731/
Jahaom731/
Cahoom731/
Sauham731/
Sahuam731/
Sohoum731/
Shohom730/
Soam67950/
Sohoume67157/
Jaom6728/
Cahayom6724/
Schoham6719/
Chauhom677/
Zaom674/
Shahham673/
Djahoum672/
Shouame672/
Schoame671/
Sohhome671/
Souaham671/
Xaom671/

Sahom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahom in the Hindi language
सहोमsahoma-
Sahom in the Marathi language
सहोमsahoma-
Sahom in the Arabic language
سحومshwm-

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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 Sahom
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