Bem Surname

35,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Poland

Bem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,0421:25,1552,192
Poland1,7231:22,0603,335
Brazil1,1641:183,9137,112
Russia9191:156,82618,053
India6791:1,129,69946,087
United States4711:769,55259,828
Portugal3961:26,3091,716
Burkina Faso3481:52,7362,296
Vietnam2781:333,2591,206
Ukraine2311:197,06826,702
Germany2131:377,96035,636
Kazakhstan1711:103,40611,390
Cameroon1361:152,71416,743
Papua New Guinea1291:63,2078,198
France1061:626,62982,018
Indonesia831:1,593,364105,506
Hungary831:118,26811,127
Israel641:133,71314,383
England501:1,114,36153,243
Turkey481:1,621,28061,377
Serbia461:155,32510,561
Cambodia411:377,7353,805
Croatia391:108,42616,784
Palestine301:151,6288,274
Kyrgyzstan231:259,68123,924
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Austria161:532,21549,801
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Bém (491) are calculated separately.

Bem (13,119) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bém89491/
Beam8621,330/
Behm8613,482/
Beem863,305/
Biem861,687/
Bejm861,027/
Beme861,001/
Beim86754/
Beym86545/
Bemm86493/
Beum86476/
Bemh86103/
Bhem8625/
Bemt8614/
Bemg8613/
Besm8611/
Bgem8610/
Bemd865/
Bemn863/
Bemc862/
Bheem751,135/
Bemme75195/
Bheme75188/
Beame75126/
Behym75107/
Beyme7589/
Beime7539/
Beemt7534/
Bhemm7522/
Bejjm7521/
Bemhe7516/
Bheam7514/
Beemd7511/
Besme759/
Bheim757/
Bemdt756/
B'Hem756/
Biehm755/
Bemth755/
Bhhem754/
Beeme754/
Beemn754/
Beitm753/
Beihm753/
Bgeem752/
Betme752/
Beuhm752/
Beymh751/
Beamm751/
Bhiem751/
Beyhm751/
Beamd751/
Bgehm751/
Bejme750/
Ben67194,297/
Uem6711,247/
Bim674,655/
Vem671,274/
Bym67796/
Wem67422/
Bne67328/
Bím67178/
Bemova67100/
Bým6720/
Bheeme6720/
Bemová6712/
Båheim6712/
Beń676/
Beathm676/
Bjm674/
Beheme673/
Booiem671/
Beehme671/
Bheemn671/
Behhem671/
Beatme671/
Bemmtt671/
Bheamm671/
Behgem671/
Beahme670/
Behyme670/
Bethme670/
Baheim670/
Bohiem670/

Bem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bem in the Oriya language
େବମebama-
Bem in the Hindi language
बेमbema99.03
Bem in the Marathi language
बेमbema82.61
बॅमbema17.39
Bem in the Tibetan language
སྦེམ།bem50
བུད་མོ་bümo50
Bem in the Russian language
Бемbem-

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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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