Yahim Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iraq

Yahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
India111:69,733,217610,955
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Yahim (137) may also be a first name.

Yahim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yahim (Hindi: यहीम) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Yahim reside; 34 percent reside in West Africa and 34 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yahim is also the 790,880th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 137 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Yahim is most prevalent in: Benue, where 61 percent reside and Kaduna, where 39 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 31 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahhim91305/
Yaahim911/
Yaim89136/
Yajhaim837/
Jahim801,445/
Yaime80240/
Yayim80103/
Eahim805/
Yeaim804/
Yohim801/
Jyaim801/
Iahim801/
Yaiem801/
Yaoim801/
Yaimm801/
Yaitm801/
Yayime7321/
Jahiem733/
Jhahim733/
Ihahim732/
Yooaim732/
Yaieim731/
Yohiem731/
Jahuim731/
Jaahim731/
Yaem67895/
Yoim6785/
Yaimova6720/
Eaim675/
Yhaheem672/
Iaim672/
Yooeaim671/
Uiyauim671/
Hyaimth670/

Yahim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yahim in the Hindi language
यहीमyahima42.86
याहिमyahima28.57
याहीमyahima28.57

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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
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  • 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 Yahim
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