Sihame Surname
Approximately 394 people bear this surname
Sihame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sihame (8,860) may also be a first name.
Sihame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sihame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sihame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻬﺎﻡ) is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sihame? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 734,496th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sihame reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 66,404th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 8,860 people.
The surname Sihame is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 91,936. Without taking into account Morocco this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sihame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sihame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻬﺎﻡ | sham | 84.62 |
| ﺳﻴﻬﺎﻡ | syham | 7.69 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻬﺎﻡ | alsham | 7.69 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Sihame
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