Em Surname

10,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Em Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Em Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam16,5341:5,603211
India15,4481:49,6553,416
Egypt2,9901:30,7483,327
Cambodia2,9291:5,288732
Russia2,8521:50,5346,656
Kazakhstan2,2551:7,8411,206
Uzbekistan1,6221:19,0692,905
Turkey1,0401:74,8286,916
Indonesia9291:142,35714,074
Philippines7671:131,99222,469
United States6661:544,23345,071
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Papua New Guinea3331:24,4862,694
United Arab Emirates2861:32,0363,458
Kyrgyzstan2751:21,7193,722
Zimbabwe1861:83,00112,099
Brazil1621:1,321,44645,095
Austria1401:60,8259,489
Australia1241:217,70720,896
Ukraine1241:367,11945,186
Israel1211:70,7248,722
Malaysia1151:256,47214,435
Thailand1111:636,381107,695
France1061:626,62982,018
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Belarus691:137,69719,449
Canada671:549,93446,038
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Taiwan551:426,2683,270
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
England271:2,063,63279,942
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Armenia251:117,2073,955
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Azerbaijan221:438,5968,841
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Tunisia201:30,5314,563
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Oman101:368,7975,193
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
China91:151,924,6187,954
Moldova91:395,70828,721
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Samoa41:48,452659
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Swaziland41:324,550996
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Em (146,774) may also be a first name.

Em Last Name Facts

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

The surname Em (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻡ, Hindi: एम, Marathi: अेम, Oriya: ଏମ୍, Russian: Эм, Tibetan: ཨེམ་) occurs more in Vietnam more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Em? popularity and diffusion

Em is the 10,780th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 139,745 people. The last name Em is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Em reside; 41 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 32 percent reside in Viet-Asia. Em is also the 7,148th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 146,774 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Vietnam, where it is carried by 16,534 people, or 1 in 5,603. In Vietnam Em is most prevalent in: Southeast, where 26 percent reside, Red River Delta, where 20 percent reside and Northeast, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Vietnam it exists in 118 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent reside and Egypt, where 6 percent reside.

Em Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Em surname is primarily Orthodox (65%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (73%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Em are 11.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Em earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.35% less than the national average, earning $38,685 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.07% more than the national average, earning $59,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gem80100,976/
Hem8054,781/
Eme8011,998/
Yem806,530/
Ehm802,370/
Emm801,652/
Eem801,585/
Jem801,426/
Esm801,217/
Eum80838/
Iem80727/
Eim80465/
Eam80350/
Etm8075/
Emt8073/
Emd8039/
Ejm8037/
Emh8026/
Eym8017/
Emg8017/
Emq806/
Emn804/
E'M801/
Etim67193,573/
Heim6745,839/
Jeme679,067/
Isem674,282/
Item673,855/
Esim673,336/
Heme672,899/
Emme672,534/
Etem672,395/
Hemm671,876/
Yeme671,538/
Heym671,373/
Jeem671,150/
Yemm67997/
Esem67749/
Heem67629/
Eime67532/
Esme67384/
Ehem67359/
Ecem67332/
Ecim67332/
Ijem67319/
Ytem67304/
Heum67246/
Ihem67227/
Jiem67221/
Esmt67184/
Hiem67180/
İçem67175/
Ehim67173/
Heam67170/
Hemd67156/
Geym67148/
Eyme67147/
Hyem67142/
Geim67124/
Yoem6780/
Jemt6765/
Jeam6763/
Emőd6763/
Gemm6762/
Ieme6762/
Eitm6759/
Hemn6756/
Etme6744/
Eeme6738/
Hemå6734/
Geem6733/
Emhe6725/
Emne6724/
Eijm6724/
Yemd6720/
Yiem6719/
Hemg6718/
Hejm6717/
Icem6715/
Ehhm6715/
Eism6715/
Emht6714/
Jeim679/
Eamd679/
Eame678/
Emmh678/
Hemc677/
Iehm676/
Easm676/
Ycem676/
Jeum675/
Hesm675/
Eaim675/
Eehm675/
Jesm675/
Jemm674/
Hemt674/
Ettm674/
Aaem674/
Eamh674/
Eamn674/
Yhem674/
Eemd674/
E'Md674/
Emhő673/
Eamt673/
Emkh672/
Yeym672/
Eymn672/
Eatm672/
Hehm672/
Ieim672/
Ysem672/
Jetm672/
Iemt672/
Hjem672/
Eoym672/
Eujm672/
Eahm672/
Eesm672/
Eejm672/
Eamg671/
Emng671/
Eamm671/
Jyem671/
Åhem671/
Emmd671/
Eihm671/
Eimn671/
Yesm671/
Hetm671/
Iemh671/
Emhh671/
Oejm671/
Ecym671/
Eaem671/
Eemk671/
Eemc671/
Eimd671/
Eimh671/
Eimm671/
Eimt671/
Ejjm671/
Ehtm671/
Esmd671/
Esmh671/
Ethm671/
Eyjm671/
Eymg671/
Eymm671/
Eumh671/
Emqc671/
Emqk671/
Emqu671/
Emzs671/
Emkk671/
Emgh671/
Emgk671/
Emhc671/
Emhk671/
Emnd671/
Emnk671/
Emnq671/
Jemd671/
Jemh671/
Jgem671/
Jhem671/
Hhem671/
Yehm670/
Emmt670/

Em Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Em in the Hindi language
एमema88.19
एम़ema5.97
एम॰ema2.63
ेमema2.51
एम्em0.48
ॅंem0.12
एँem0.12
Em in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻡam78.72
ﺃﻡam17.02
ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻭﻑalmrwf2.13
ﺁﻡam2.13
Em in the Tibetan language
ཨེམ་em57.14
ཨིམ་im39.29
ཨི་མ་ima3.57
Em in the Marathi language
अेमaema56.41
एमema43.59
Em in the Oriya language
ଏମ୍em47.97
ଏମema37.73
e14.19
ଇମ୍im0.11
Em in the Russian language
Эмem-

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