Unhjem Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Unhjem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unhjem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2141:24,0293,163
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

Unhjem Last Name Facts

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

Unhjem has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Unhjem.

How Common Is The Last Name Unhjem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Unhjem is the 968,490th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Unhjem reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 24,029. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 48 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 39 percent live and Central Norway, where 7 percent live. Apart from Norway Unhjem exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Unhjem Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Unhjem earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.59% more than the national average, earning 424,245 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.12% less than the national average, earning $40,077 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unjem914/
Unheim8310/
Gunjem834/
Unnhem833/
Unjeme831/
Unhjen831/
Undjem831/
Ounjeam774/
Oundjem773/
Gunchem772/
Gunhiem771/
Ungem7333/
Injem7328/
Unjim732/
Unhen731/
Uncem731/
Hunsheme711/
Ounhim67137/
Unchim67116/
Houndjeme6751/
Injeam6734/
Hunjen6714/
Gunjen676/
Houncheme676/
Unseam674/
Unyiem674/
Gunneheim674/
Unchen672/
Unsiem672/
Ounjim671/
Unegem671/
Unezem671/
Unjien671/
Hugnem671/
Injiem671/
Unchjn671/
Undjim671/
Unicem671/
Unisem671/
Hungem671/
Gunyem671/

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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 Unhjem
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