Gähme Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gähme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gähme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336

The alternate forms: Gahme (2) are calculated separately.

Gähme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gähme occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Gahme. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gähme? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gähme is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gähme reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany Gähme is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 72 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent are found and Bavaria, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Germany Gähme occurs in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gahme932/
Ghame80457/
Ghime80317/
Gehme80295/
Gheme8041/
Ghome8037/
Gohme801/
Ghemes73249/
Gahame7353/
Gehmie7347/
Ghomie7346/
Ghemea7346/
Ghemeh7337/
Ghimeş7334/
Ghomeh7332/
Ghamey7330/
Ghymes7315/
Ghamie7314/
Ghamej7310/
Gaehme737/
Ghemeș737/
Ghemeş736/
Ghamme734/
Ghemez734/
Ghameh732/
Ghamei732/
Ghamea732/
Ghomej731/
Gehmeh731/
Gämmer731/
Ghomme731/
Ghemie731/
Ghimeș731/
Gahmey731/
Ghaeme731/
Ghimez731/
Gajhme731/
Ghimie731/
Hghime731/
Gahmie731/
Gehmer730/
Game6719,007/
Gime678,634/
Gome677,540/
Gehm672,786/
Geme671,513/
Ghim671,118/
Ghem67196/
Ghomieh6769/
Ghaemei6714/
Gihm6711/
Ghaemie677/
Gyme674/
Ghjm673/
Ghym673/
Gahaime673/
Gueheme672/
Gjme671/
Gehemeh671/
Ghahame671/
Gheimes671/
Ngehmeh671/
Ngehmei671/
Gäma671/
Gēme671/
Ghaimeh671/
Göhm671/
Gaahame671/

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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 Gähme
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