Diem Surname

28,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Austria

Diem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam10,4611:8,856257
United States2,6281:137,92214,405
Germany1,9391:41,5195,469
Austria1,1981:7,108887
Switzerland7671:10,7081,755
France2281:291,32844,676
Cambodia1971:78,6152,189
Indonesia1501:881,66166,139
India1481:5,182,874128,264
Thailand871:811,935130,701
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
Mauritania671:61,1174,276
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Guatemala451:357,3934,827
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England111:5,065,278148,650
Congo101:498,91011,250
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
China41:341,830,39216,990
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
San Marino11:33,214932
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2701:185,99516,466

The alternate forms: Diễm (2) & Dîem (1) are calculated separately.

Diem (105,940) may also be a first name.

Diem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diem (Arabic: ديعام, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻢ, Hindi: डीएम, Russian: Дием) is found most frequently in Vietnam. It may be rendered as a variant: Diễm or Dîem. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,980th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 393,262 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Diem live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Viet-Asia. Diem is also the 9,672nd most common first name on earth It is held by 105,940 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Vietnam, where it is borne by 10,461 people, or 1 in 8,856. In Vietnam it is most numerous in: Southeast, where 33 percent live, Mekong River Delta, where 25 percent live and Red River Delta, where 12 percent live. Excluding Vietnam this surname is found in 71 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Diem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Diem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Diem surname grew 973 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Diem surname are 21.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Diem earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 237.13% more than the national average, earning R 801,156 per year; in Vietnam they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning 80,272,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $45,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $46,637 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diễm922/
Dîem921/
Dieme8943,446/
Diehm893,956/
Dihem89271/
Daiem8949/
Diyem8935/
Diemt8927/
Dhiem895/
Djiem893/
Dieam892/
Dyiem891/
Dieim891/
Diemg891/
Dim8626,824/
Dem8624,533/
Douiem80460/
Diesem8057/
Deihem8020/
Djieme8019/
Dayiem8010/
Djitem807/
Diggem806/
Dihyem806/
Diemme805/
Diehem803/
Dhaiem802/
Dieham801/
Diecem801/
Daihem801/
Deiehm801/
Deieme801/
Ddieme801/
Dietim801/
Daiiem801/
Dhihem801/
Dietem801/
Daaiem801/
Dehiem801/
Dhieme800/
Deme7588,572/
Dien7513,335/
Daim7510,060/
Deem755,703/
Diom754,925/
Dime754,215/
Daem752,803/
Djim752,620/
Dehm752,133/
Deam751,243/
Duim75884/
Deim75723/
Djem75659/
Dimm75412/
Duem75276/
Demh75218/
Demm75211/
Doim75188/
Dihm75178/
Doem75129/
Dhem75101/
Deum7593/
Dimt7581/
Deym7561/
Diim7554/
Dhim7534/
Desm7527/
Dejm7525/
Dimh7520/
Dyem7518/
Dism7512/
Ddem7511/
Demd7511/
Dyim754/
Diym753/
Demt753/
Ddim752/
Hdim752/
Dimd752/
Tdem751/
Detm751/
Hdem751/
Dihecem738/
Diemová731/
Diessem731/
Djiemme731/
Djietem731/
Diesimg731/
Deggiem731/
Dieng67232,371/
Diene6733,276/
Daaim677,504/
Djime675,948/
Dayem674,665/
Djeme672,772/
Dheem672,426/
Daime671,546/
Deham671,535/
Demme671,203/
Djien67942/
Dhaim67760/
Diehn67679/
Dehem67648/
Djine67530/
Dheme67491/
Dayim67483/
Dijen67448/
Duijm67393/
Dheim67380/
Deyme67333/
Diiam67268/
Desme67256/
Dhien67251/
Dihen67238/
Dhime67189/
Dajim67116/
Deahm6792/
Diyam6788/
Deyim6788/
D'Hem6781/
Deihm6780/
Daiam6777/
Deime6776/
Dajem6770/
Dhaem6767/
Diyom6766/
Dijim6760/
Deeme6758/
Deame6757/
Dimme6756/
Dienn6744/
Demhe6743/
Dihim6743/
Dejam6740/
Deyom6740/
Diine6735/
Dijam6733/
Dehim6732/
Diène6731/
Djaim6730/
Dieen6726/
Duiam6726/
Dgien6724/
Deyam6723/
Dhoim6723/
Hådem6720/
Diéne6718/
Duemm6714/
Dhimm6713/
Diein6713/
Dawem6712/
Diime6711/
Doime6711/
Duyem6711/
Doehm6710/
Dijom678/
Doyem677/
Daemm677/
Djehm677/
Daimh677/
Ddeme677/
Dhemm676/
Dyeme676/
Duime676/
Deyem675/
Deeam675/
Djiom674/
Dejem674/
Daiim674/
Douem673/
Dgaim673/
Dejme673/
Djimm673/
Diéme673/
Dienh672/
Dient672/
Dojem672/
Disme672/
Deium672/
Dieën672/
Djeum672/
Hdeem672/
Deiam672/
Deeim672/
Hdeim671/
Diend671/
Dienq671/
Doiom671/
Diohm671/
Dittm671/
Deyum671/
Dhdem671/
Daihm671/
Demhd671/
Ddhem671/
Doyim671/
Djemh671/
Deitm671/
Dyiom671/
Doemh671/
Djeam671/
Djeim671/
Dejim671/
Dejom671/
Deemt671/
Deesm671/
Daium671/
D'Yim671/
Deume671/
Deuom671/
Deymt671/
Değme671/
Diesn671/
Djemd671/
Ditme671/
Ddien671/
Dienc671/
Dheam671/
Deehm670/
Deuem670/
Duimm670/
Deemm670/
Dioen670/

Diem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diem in the Hindi language
डीएमdi'ema88.89
डी़एम़diema11.11
Diem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﻢajm66.67
ﺟﺎﻡjam11.11
ﺍﻧﺠﻴﻢanjym5.56
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻳﻢaldaym5.56
ﺍﻟﺠﻢaljm5.56
ﺟﻴﻢjym5.56
Diem in the Russian language
Диемdiem-
Diem in the Arabic language
ديعامdyam-
دايمdaym-
ديمdym-

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