Vahem Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Vahem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vahem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran741:1,037,60247,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Vahem (33) may also be a first name.

Vahem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vahem occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vahem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vahem is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Vahem live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Vahem is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 33 people.

The last name Vahem is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 1,037,602. In Iran it is mostly found in: Khuzestan Province, where 61 percent live, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 19 percent live and Fars Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Iran it occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vahiem911/
Vaem892/
Vaaheim837/
Fahem808,532/
Vahim8067/
Wahem803/
Fahiem731,292/
Bahaem7343/
Vaayem7322/
Veheim737/
Baheam735/
Fahemm732/
Faehem731/
Feahem731/
Beahem731/
Veum67815/
Waem67411/
Voem6786/
Faem6724/
Faheeem679/
Veeheim675/
Faheemh673/
Faheeme672/
Uaem672/
Bajheem672/
Waheemh671/
Beahemh671/
Faheeim671/
Beaheim670/

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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 Vahem
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