Cem Forename

15,745th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 60,558 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Cem Forename User-submission:

This name comes from the Avestan name Yima, which means 'twin'. This name became popular among the Turkish people by the Shahnameh of Firdewsi as the legendary Pahlawi king Jamshid.

Cem Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey
100%
54,2481:1,434328
Germany
100%
1,2301:78,6001,831
United States
100%
7831:463,01012,542
Saudi Arabia-7581:40,6504,986
Poland
100%
4711:80,7371,882
England
100%
4451:124,9504,375
Northern Cyprus
100%
3981:799139
Netherlands
100%
3131:54,0003,589
Belgium
100%
1771:64,9152,794
Switzerland
100%
1521:54,0362,291
Algeria-1351:282,7913,661
Russia
100%
1321:1,092,6809,124
Canada
100%
1191:278,4329,230
France
100%
1091:609,8205,989
Sweden
100%
951:103,7674,403
Thailand
100%
861:814,71932,439
Austria
100%
711:119,9182,303
Cambodia
64%
 
521:312,9498,245
Australia-451:303,5036,091
Turkmenistan
100%
401:136,8221,350
Iraq-391:897,8947,740
Philippines
67%
 
391:2,718,19255,791
India
50%
 
381:31,970,473641,623
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
Japan-331:3,878,36525,327
Denmark-321:176,5474,105
Azerbaijan
100%
301:321,4318,149
Kazakhstan
100%
301:591,5628,075
Libya-251:248,852929
United Arab Emirates-251:286,08016,329
Malta-231:18,6681,434
Italy
81%
 
211:2,907,71917,790
Qatar
100%
201:118,48012,874
Dominican Republic-191:549,01414,985
Belarus
100%
181:526,7993,344
Indonesia-181:14,331,315406,436
Brazil
100%
171:12,602,127143,895
Norway
100%
151:342,1557,099
China-121:113,837,98265,289
Spain-121:3,877,49714,638
Finland
69%
 
111:498,4715,769
Mexico
100%
111:11,285,85732,937
South Africa
100%
101:5,453,265111,420
Kosovo-91:206,8278,009
Hong Kong-81:969,0915,961
Singapore
100%
81:785,88213,409
Ukraine-81:5,687,4889,604
Greece
100%
61:1,822,42510,706
Peru
100%
61:5,298,57637,737
Romania-61:3,341,99626,471
Scotland
100%
61:891,7289,103
Bulgaria-51:1,398,07812,856
Ecuador-51:3,545,38415,000
Georgia
100%
51:747,69311,698
Croatia-41:1,054,2699,352
Egypt-41:22,975,23627,891
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Afghanistan-31:10,874,50540,253
Czechia
100%
31:3,552,0546,491
Iceland-31:122,0064,203
Luxembourg
100%
31:188,0163,003
North Macedonia-31:696,91910,674
Malaysia
80%
 
31:10,149,980208,386
Oman-31:1,369,5567,879
Senegal-31:4,860,45220,187
Uganda
100%
31:13,652,30774,436
Wales
100%
31:1,031,43610,092
Ireland-21:2,321,7608,894
Argentina-21:21,386,62229,627
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Hungary
100%
21:4,895,8864,852
Israel-21:4,201,45930,777
Macau-21:304,1041,640
Nigeria
100%
21:88,782,180420,186
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Djibouti-11:915,6642,132
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Niger-11:19,183,99477,442
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Taiwan
100%
11:23,769,682193,280
Tajikistan-11:8,374,9227,831
Transnistria-11:475,6382,115
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Vietnam
100%
11:92,623,11310,484
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

Cem (2,368) may also be a surname.

Cem Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name comes from the Avestan name Yima, which means 'twin'. This name became popular among the Turkish people by the Shahnameh of Firdewsi as the legendary Pahlawi king Jamshid.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Cem Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ceem8612/
Cemm866/
Hcem865/
Cemg864/
Scem863/
Tcem863/
Cetm863/
Cgem863/
Cemk862/
Cesm862/
Ckem862/
Czem861/
Cemc861/
Ccem861/
Kcem861/
Jcem861/
Qcem861/
Xcem861/
Cemt861/
Cqem861/
Chhem752,839/
Cheam75750/
Sacem75592/
Cheme75514/
Chemn75394/
Cheem7592/
Schem7525/
Cesme7520/
Chemg7510/
Chetm757/
Cieme756/
Ceame755/
Ceime754/
Cemme754/
Chemm753/
Cemne753/
Ceyme753/
Jcemm752/
Sceme752/
Socem752/
Cehem752/
Cesmt752/
Dtcem752/
Tchem752/
Ciemm751/
Ciesm751/
Ckeem751/
Chemd751/
Chesm751/
Cetme751/
Cettm751/
Cemnd751/
Cemnt751/
Cchem751/
Ceamt751/
Ceeme751/
Csiem751/
Tceem751/
Shcem751/
Scemm751/
Qckem751/
Tceim751/
Ceysm751/
Cemdd751/
Cemdh751/
Ckhem751/
Sem6738,125/
Kem6716,271/
Gem677,217/
Jem676,871/
Cim676,546/
Cen672,758/
Zem671,376/
Cym671,317/
Xem67538/
Chotem67102/
Qem6781/
Cjm6766/
Cheeme6744/
Tcheme6741/
Chatem6732/
Cheime6728/
Chasem6726/
Sachem6723/
Chosem6722/
Sochem6721/
Chesme6718/
Chemme6713/
Chheme6712/
Chemne6711/
Saacem6710/
Che'me676/
Cheyme674/
Ceisme674/
Ciemme673/
Saceem672/
Siocem672/
Cheame672/
Scheem671/
Caheem671/
Caheim671/
Cahiem671/
Chacem671/
Shocem671/
Shacem671/
Schiem671/
Scheam671/
Schemm671/
Tcsemh671/
Chemnd671/
Chemng671/

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  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cem