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 found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sehm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 519,402nd most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 11,622,880 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Sehm reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Sehm is also the 1,911,214th most widely held first name globally, held by 30 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 419 people, or 1 in 192,137. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony, where 55 percent reside, Bavaria, where 14 percent reside and Berlin, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Norway, where 5 percent reside.

Sehm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sehm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sehm surname grew 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sehm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sehm are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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

  • 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 Sehm
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