Zehm Surname

383,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zehm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zehm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4681:172,02020,234
United States4281:846,86764,596
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Zehm Last Name Facts

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

Zehm is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Zehm.

How Common Is The Last Name Zehm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 383,389th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,852,959 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Zehm live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 468 people, or 1 in 172,020. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 18 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Beside Germany Zehm is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 46 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

Zehm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zehm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zehm last name grew 3,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zehm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zehm surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65% registered with the political party.

Zehm earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.15% less than the national average, earning $40,495 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziehm892,051/
Zeihm893/
Zsehm891/
Zem862,864/
Dzehem801/
Ziem753,964/
Zeem75993/
Zhim75551/
Zeim75331/
Dzem7522/
Zihm7515/
Zhem759/
Tzem757/
Zejm753/
Zeam752/
Zemm752/
Hzem752/
Zeum751/
Cehm751/
Zcem751/
Dzhem67359/
Dzhym67179/
Chehm67171/
Dzhim67105/
Zeğem6736/
Zheem6714/
Dzeem6713/
Zhaim673/
Tzeem673/
Ciehm672/
Tzemh671/
Zohym671/
Zeijm671/
Tzeme671/
Thzem671/
Zseem671/
Hzeim671/
Dzeam671/
Zeimm671/
Zheim671/
Hzemh671/
Chzem670/

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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 Zehm
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