Surname חיים (Haim 
, חיים , Chaim , among others...) , in the world, is a common cognomen. The surname חיים is characteristic of Israel, where it is a common surname, Austria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Malaysia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Israel, Malaysia, and Brazil. Also, חיים is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Chaim, Hayim, Haim, Jaim | Brazil, Malaysia, Israel, India, United States |
| חיים | Israel |
| Chayim | Israel, India, United Kingdom, Canada, United States |
| Haïm | France, Israel, Tunisia |
| Chajim | Switzerland, India, United States, Morocco, Germany |
| Hayyim | United States, Mexico, Israel |
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פאול בן חיים Israeli composer (1897-1984), IL (b. 1897) |
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אלברט בן חיים Israeli painter, IL (b. 1937) |
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אליהו בן חיים American rabbi, YU Rosh Yeshiva, IL (b. 1940) |
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| טרודה חיים Israeli sculptor, IL (b. 1892) |
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זיגי בן חיים Israeli artist, IL (b. 1945) |
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| דוד חיים IL (b. 1887) |
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אסתי ג. חיים Israeli writer of fiction, IL (b. 1963) |
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אבישי בן חיים Israeli journalist, IL (b. 1968) |
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| רוברט חיים Israeli politician, IL (b. 1925) |
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| שבתאי בן חיים IL (b. 1920) |
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איתמר בן חיים IL (b. 1978) |
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| יהוידע חיים Israeli diplomat, IL (b. 1941) |
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| אורה בת חיים IL (b. 1935) |
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| יהודה בן חיים boxer, IL (b. 1955) |
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| רחלי חיים Israeli singer, IL (b. 1957) |
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