Sehm Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Sehm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sehm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4191:192,13722,243
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Norway331:155,82719,235
Finland151:366,44725,366
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Sehm (30) may also be a first name.

Sehm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sehm (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻬﻢ, Hindi: सेहम) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sehm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sehm is the 519,402nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Sehm live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 30 people.

Sehm is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 419 people, or 1 in 192,137. In Germany Sehm is most numerous in: Saxony, where 55 percent are found, Bavaria, where 14 percent are found and Berlin, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Norway, where 5 percent are found.

Sehm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sehm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sehm surname increased 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sehm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sehm surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sehm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 60.42% more than the national average, earning 555,183 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 180.35% more than the national average, earning R 666,216 per year and in United States they earn 17.78% more than the national average, earning $50,822 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zsehm891/
Sehym891/
Sem8671,262/
Seheem8010/
Siehme802/
Shehem801/
Sethme801/
Seyhme801/
Seme7528,664/
Shim7517,132/
Shem756,454/
Seim754,894/
Seam753,977/
Siem752,714/
Seum752,380/
Seem751,324/
Semm751,102/
Seym75357/
Sihm75120/
Semh75112/
Semt7591/
Szem7576/
Sjem7537/
Shym7529/
Jsem7512/
Sesm7512/
Ssem757/
Semd755/
Hsem754/
Cehm751/
Scem751/
Shém751/
Sgem751/
Sxem751/
Syhm751/
Xsem751/
Shethmd731/
Hshim672,272/
Ziehm672,051/
Shaim671,650/
Sheme671,305/
Sesme671,166/
Sheam67911/
Shoim67853/
Sheum67762/
Seeme67573/
Seime67432/
Shemm67378/
Shaym67283/
Shhem67265/
Semme67260/
Sieme67181/
Zehme67176/
Sheem67171/
Chehm67171/
Sheim67162/
Schem67161/
Giehm67160/
Schim67155/
Seame67124/
Shimm6767/
Schäm6765/
Shiem6746/
Siemt6744/
Shiom6735/
Szeim6720/
Sjiem6718/
Shhim6715/
Jseem6711/
Sahym6711/
Sheym679/
Seemh679/
Jshim677/
Hseem677/
Shyom676/
Shism676/
Hsiem675/
Seyme674/
Shy'm674/
Jshem674/
Sohym674/
Zeihm673/
Sesmt673/
Seemm672/
Seism672/
Hshem672/
Shimt672/
Shuim672/
Shajm672/
Sseme672/
Shemh672/
Jeahm672/
Shymm671/
Shimd671/
Shimh671/
Shemd671/
Sihme671/
Settm671/
Sceem671/
Sceme671/
Semmt671/
Semhe671/
Sceam671/
Semjs671/
Semmd671/
Shcim671/
Zseem671/
Jsemh671/
Hsemh671/
Scesm670/
Sciem670/

Sehm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sehm in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻬﻢshm-
Sehm in the Hindi language
सेहमsehama-

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Footnotes

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