Jem Forename
78,540th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 6,871 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda
Jem Forename Definition:
JEMMIE, JEMMY. Diminutives of Jeremy and, especially, of James.
Jem Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 76% | 1,690 | 1:62,728 | 4,197 |
| India | 79% | 1,222 | 1:994,172 | 65,180 |
| United States | 60% | 804 | 1:450,917 | 12,339 |
| England | 84% | 709 | 1:78,424 | 3,205 |
| Indonesia | - | 538 | 1:479,486 | 36,538 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 350 | 1:88,036 | 9,509 |
| Ghana | - | 225 | 1:119,939 | 4,817 |
| Cameroon | 61% | 183 | 1:118,090 | 5,849 |
| Malaysia | 76% | 100 | 1:304,499 | 15,501 |
| Congo | 70% | 97 | 1:51,641 | 3,856 |
| Nigeria | 80% | 86 | 1:2,064,702 | 41,042 |
| Canada | 100% | 85 | 1:389,804 | 11,242 |
| Australia | - | 67 | 1:203,845 | 5,065 |
| Peru | 56% | 63 | 1:504,626 | 8,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 81% | 48 | 1:169,840 | 14,736 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| Netherlands | 81% | 31 | 1:545,228 | 12,787 |
| Singapore | 100% | 24 | 1:261,961 | 9,116 |
| Thailand | 65% | 24 | 1:2,919,409 | 69,251 |
| China | - | 23 | 1:59,393,730 | 62,751 |
| Wales | 100% | 23 | 1:134,535 | 2,882 |
| Ireland | 98% | 21 | 1:221,120 | 3,947 |
| DR Congo | 67% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| South Africa | 67% | 20 | 1:2,726,632 | 72,557 |
| Scotland | 71% | 19 | 1:281,598 | 4,379 |
| Venezuela | 78% | 19 | 1:1,589,573 | 29,905 |
| Guyana | 83% | 18 | 1:42,403 | 4,175 |
| Qatar | 100% | 18 | 1:131,645 | 15,202 |
| Ethiopia | - | 16 | 1:6,097,508 | 12,067 |
| New Zealand | - | 15 | 1:302,403 | 10,381 |
| Russia | 67% | 14 | 1:10,302,407 | 38,919 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 10 | 1:715,199 | 24,449 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 9 | 1:11,044 | 1,733 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 9 | 1:2,042,163 | 43,570 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| Tunisia | - | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Mexico | 83% | 8 | 1:15,518,053 | 39,880 |
| Pakistan | 79% | 8 | 1:24,294,710 | 113,215 |
| France | - | 7 | 1:9,495,763 | 30,047 |
| Hong Kong | - | 7 | 1:1,107,532 | 6,332 |
| Nicaragua | 50% | 7 | 1:859,762 | 11,907 |
| Sweden | 100% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 7 | 1:3,395,669 | 64,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 50% | 7 | 1:2,203,402 | 59,073 |
| Chile | 100% | 6 | 1:2,934,535 | 17,145 |
| Estonia | 100% | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 6 | 1:226,903 | 11,844 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 5 | 1:1,928,589 | 20,785 |
| Greece | 67% | 5 | 1:2,186,910 | 11,382 |
| Turkey | 100% | 5 | 1:15,560,342 | 40,635 |
| Armenia | 100% | 4 | 1:729,688 | 7,125 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Brazil | - | 4 | 1:53,559,038 | 368,334 |
| Colombia | 50% | 4 | 1:11,944,732 | 44,648 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Germany | 99% | 4 | 1:24,169,469 | 59,466 |
| Guernsey | - | 4 | 1:15,833 | 609 |
| Jamaica | - | 4 | 1:720,807 | 13,486 |
| Libya | - | 4 | 1:1,555,327 | 1,779 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 4 | 1:1,772,166 | 913 |
| Switzerland | 75% | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Bulgaria | - | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Grenada | 67% | 3 | 1:36,042 | 2,687 |
| Italy | 78% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Mauritania | 50% | 3 | 1:1,365,080 | 16,011 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Israel | - | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
Jem (1,426) may also be a surname.
Jem Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
JEMMIE, JEMMY. Diminutives of Jeremy and, especially, of James.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Jem Forename Popularity
Jem Demographics
Jem Religious Adherence
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Sample size: 39 (1901)
Religious Adherence
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