Bem Surname
Approximately 14,812 people bear this surname
Bem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,042 | 1:25,155 | 2,192 |
| Poland | 1,723 | 1:22,060 | 3,335 |
| Brazil | 1,164 | 1:183,913 | 7,112 |
| Russia | 919 | 1:156,826 | 18,053 |
| India | 679 | 1:1,129,699 | 46,087 |
| United States | 471 | 1:769,552 | 59,828 |
| Portugal | 396 | 1:26,309 | 1,716 |
| Burkina Faso | 348 | 1:52,736 | 2,296 |
| Vietnam | 278 | 1:333,259 | 1,206 |
| Ukraine | 231 | 1:197,068 | 26,702 |
| Germany | 213 | 1:377,960 | 35,636 |
| Kazakhstan | 171 | 1:103,406 | 11,390 |
| Cameroon | 136 | 1:152,714 | 16,743 |
| Papua New Guinea | 129 | 1:63,207 | 8,198 |
| France | 106 | 1:626,629 | 82,018 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 1:1,593,364 | 105,506 |
| Hungary | 83 | 1:118,268 | 11,127 |
| Israel | 64 | 1:133,713 | 14,383 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Turkey | 48 | 1:1,621,280 | 61,377 |
| Serbia | 46 | 1:155,325 | 10,561 |
| Cambodia | 41 | 1:377,735 | 3,805 |
| Croatia | 39 | 1:108,426 | 16,784 |
| Palestine | 30 | 1:151,628 | 8,274 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 23 | 1:259,681 | 23,924 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Moldova | 16 | 1:222,586 | 20,292 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Bém (491) are calculated separately.
Bem (13,119) may also be a first name.
Bem Demographics
Bem Political Affiliation
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Bem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bem (Hindi: बेम, Marathi: बेम, Oriya: େବମ, Russian: Бем, Tibetan: སྦེམ།) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Bém. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 35,655th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 492,003 people. Bem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Bem live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 50,947th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 13,119 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,042 people, or 1 in 25,155. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 86 percent live, Taraba, where 5 percent live and Anambra, where 2 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 80 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.
Bem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bem has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,141 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bem Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Bem last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (92%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Bem are 1.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.3% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bem earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.26% less than the national average, earning R 111,072 per year; in United States they earn 3.46% more than the national average, earning $44,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.24% more than the national average, earning $56,758 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bém | 89 | 491 | / |
| Beam | 86 | 21,330 | / |
| Behm | 86 | 13,482 | / |
| Beem | 86 | 3,305 | / |
| Biem | 86 | 1,687 | / |
| Bejm | 86 | 1,027 | / |
| Beme | 86 | 1,001 | / |
| Beim | 86 | 754 | / |
| Beym | 86 | 545 | / |
| Bemm | 86 | 493 | / |
| Beum | 86 | 476 | / |
| Bemh | 86 | 103 | / |
| Bhem | 86 | 25 | / |
| Bemt | 86 | 14 | / |
| Bemg | 86 | 13 | / |
| Besm | 86 | 11 | / |
| Bgem | 86 | 10 | / |
| Bemd | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bemn | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bemc | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bheem | 75 | 1,135 | / |
| Bemme | 75 | 195 | / |
| Bheme | 75 | 188 | / |
| Beame | 75 | 126 | / |
| Behym | 75 | 107 | / |
| Beyme | 75 | 89 | / |
| Beime | 75 | 39 | / |
| Beemt | 75 | 34 | / |
| Bhemm | 75 | 22 | / |
| Bejjm | 75 | 21 | / |
| Bemhe | 75 | 16 | / |
| Bheam | 75 | 14 | / |
| Beemd | 75 | 11 | / |
| Besme | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bheim | 75 | 7 | / |
| Bemdt | 75 | 6 | / |
| B'Hem | 75 | 6 | / |
| Biehm | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bemth | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bhhem | 75 | 4 | / |
| Beeme | 75 | 4 | / |
| Beemn | 75 | 4 | / |
| Beitm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Beihm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bgeem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Betme | 75 | 2 | / |
| Beuhm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Beymh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beamm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhiem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beyhm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beamd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bgehm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bejme | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ben | 67 | 194,297 | / |
| Uem | 67 | 11,247 | / |
| Bim | 67 | 4,655 | / |
| Vem | 67 | 1,274 | / |
| Bym | 67 | 796 | / |
| Wem | 67 | 422 | / |
| Bne | 67 | 328 | / |
| Bím | 67 | 178 | / |
| Bemova | 67 | 100 | / |
| Bým | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bheeme | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bemová | 67 | 12 | / |
| Båheim | 67 | 12 | / |
| Beń | 67 | 6 | / |
| Beathm | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bjm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beheme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Booiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beehme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bheemn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behhem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beatme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bemmtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bheamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behgem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beahme | 67 | 0 | / |
| Behyme | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bethme | 67 | 0 | / |
| Baheim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bohiem | 67 | 0 | / |
Bem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bem in the Oriya language | ||
| େବମ | ebama | - |
| Bem in the Hindi language | ||
| बेम | bema | 99.03 |
| Bem in the Marathi language | ||
| बेम | bema | 82.61 |
| बॅम | bema | 17.39 |
| Bem in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྦེམ། | bem | 50 |
| བུད་མོ་ | bümo | 50 |
| Bem in the Russian language | ||
| Бем | bem | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bem
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