Cem Surname

180,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Cem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,2221:63,6846,047
Algeria5651:68,37411,146
Cambodia1061:146,1052,724
Mexico941:1,320,49215,209
United States391:9,293,819392,288
India341:22,560,747316,052
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Northern Cyprus241:13,2923,416
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
England171:3,277,533109,658
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Austria121:709,62061,025
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
France41:16,605,680368,153
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
China31:455,773,85521,925
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Cem (60,558) may also be a first name.

Cem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cem is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cem? popularity and diffusion

Cem is the 180,045th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,077,511 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 46 percent of Cem reside; 38 percent reside in West Asia and 37 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Cem is also the 15,745th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 60,558 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,222 people, or 1 in 63,684. In Turkey Cem is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 37 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 10 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Turkey Cem is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 24 percent are found and Cambodia, where 4 percent are found.

Cem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cem are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Cem earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,809 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chem8626,919/
Ceme864,477/
Cemm8684/
Ceim8622/
Ciem867/
Ceem864/
Ceam862/
Gcem862/
Cesm861/
Cehm861/
Cemt861/
Scem861/
Kcem861/
Zcem861/
Xcem861/
Cemk861/
Cemq861/
Cgem861/
Chhem7521,867/
Cheam753,495/
Cheme753,249/
Cheem75978/
Chehm75171/
Schem75161/
Cetme7567/
Cesme7559/
Cemme7544/
Chemm7526/
Tchem7526/
Sacem7511/
Qchem757/
Socem754/
Chemg754/
Hchem754/
Chemk754/
Ciehm752/
Chesm752/
Chemh752/
Csiem752/
Ceamt751/
Chemt751/
Jchem751/
Sceem751/
Sceme751/
Cieme751/
Sceam751/
Cemth751/
Gchem751/
Scesm750/
Chzem750/
Sciem750/
Cen67579,978/
Gem67100,976/
Sem6771,262/
Cim6711,486/
Kem678,824/
Zem672,864/
Cym672,118/
Schemm671,649/
Jem671,426/
Tcheme67315/
Xem67181/
Chesme67137/
Scheim6797/
Cheeme6766/
Cheemh6757/
Sachem6732/
Schjem6731/
Schiem6725/
Chatem6720/
Qem6720/
Chasem6719/
Chemme6718/
Chotem6716/
Chheam6712/
Šem678/
Cjm676/
Chetme674/
Chemne673/
Cemova673/
Chehym672/
Schemg672/
Schemk672/
Cheyme672/
Chosem672/
Scheem672/
Dcheme672/
Şem672/
Chemtt671/
Cheesm671/
Cheasm671/
Schemn671/
Shchem671/
Saceem671/
Cheemq671/
Chheme671/
Cschem671/
Gcheem671/
Tschem671/
Cheamt671/
Cheatm670/
Schemt670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cem
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