Fem Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon801:259,61325,186
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Fem (837) may also be a first name.

Fem Last Name Facts

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

Fem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﻢ, Hindi: फेम, Russian: Фэм) is found most in Cameroon. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fem.

How Common Is The Last Name Fem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,428,594th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. Fem is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Fem reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 282,223rd most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 837 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 259,613. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 45 percent reside, Centre Region, where 40 percent reside and West Region, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Fem exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Fem Last Name Statistics demography

Fem earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feim86531/
Fehm86124/
Feme8662/
Fiem8656/
Feum8630/
Fhem8620/
Femm867/
Feym865/
Femg865/
Feem865/
Wfem864/
Feam862/
Hfem861/
Femt861/
Femø861/
Pfem861/
Femh861/
Fesm861/
Femme75404/
Fheem75208/
Fheme75178/
Femne7554/
Feeme7530/
Femhe7515/
Fiehm7511/
Fetme755/
Feime754/
Fesme751/
Wfeem751/
Femnk751/
Feemh751/
Ffemm751/
Feame751/
Femdt751/
Femck751/
Pfiem751/
Vfeme751/
Fen678,543/
Fim671,881/
Vem671,274/
Faheim67367/
Fym6728/
Femgne6712/
Fjm6711/
Fne678/
Fhheem671/
Feñ671/
Foheem671/
Femova671/
Fheemh671/

Fem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﻢafm-
Fem in the Hindi language
फेमphema-
Fem in the Russian language
Фэмfem-

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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
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  • 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 Fem
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