The Nehme surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 647 people carried this name — #34,878 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 454,500 people counted. That is up 36% from 474 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Nehme surname
Borrowed from Arabic نِعْمَة (niʕma, “blessing, grace”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Nehme» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 51 people named Nehme.
Most of them — 44 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 27 people named Nehme live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
21 people named Nehme live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
193 people named Nehme is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Nehme in American newspapers,
1883–1949.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 72,234 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Nehme,
with a public archive behind them.
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Lina Murr Nehme 1955– · writer -
Raoul Nehmé 1955– · politician -
Abeer Nehme 1980– · actor -
Maya Nehme 1987– · singer -
Tania Nehme 1901– · film editor
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Rodrigo Nehme 1982– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 14 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nehme.
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