Gem Surname
Approximately 100,976 people bear this surname
Gem Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of James,' popularly Jim and Jem, or Gem; compare Jill and Gill. From the absence of pet forms of James it is probable that the 14th century only saw anything like a familiar use of this name.
Read More About This SurnameGem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 98,149 | 1:529 | 85 |
| Turkey | 568 | 1:137,010 | 11,103 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| India | 307 | 1:2,498,584 | 79,775 |
| Bhutan | 282 | 1:2,185 | 161 |
| Papua New Guinea | 177 | 1:46,066 | 5,702 |
| United States | 121 | 1:2,995,528 | 175,060 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Taiwan | 36 | 1:651,243 | 4,752 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 56 | 1:435,274 | 25,262 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
The alternate forms: Gém (206) are calculated separately.
Gem (7,217) may also be a first name.
Gem Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of James,' popularly Jim and Jem, or Gem; compare Jill and Gill. From the absence of pet forms of James it is probable that the 14th century only saw anything like a familiar use of this name. Indeed James was very rare — only a student of nomenclature knows how rare. James has bequeathed us few surnames. Its confusion with John through Jack has, no doubt, had much to do with this. The other leading Apostolic names have left rich legacies in our directories.
William fil. Gemme, Yorkshire, 1318. Writs of Parliament.
Richard fil. Gimme, Lancashire, 20 Edward III: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
William fil. Gimme, ibid.
Robertus Gemson, 1379: T. Yorkshire.
Hugo Gimme, 1379: ibid.
Ricardus Gemme, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Gemmys, 1379: ibid.
Agnes Jemme, 1379: ibid.
Thomas Gem, 1379: ibid.
As such we find the diminutives Gemmett and Jemmett:
1618. Andrew Weekes and Mary Gemmett: Marriage Lic. (London).
For Jem, a diminutive of James, q.v.
A U.S. name. Another form of Jem, nickname for James. From Jem we have, as a diminutive, Jemmett.
Gem Demographics
Gem Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻢ, Hindi: गेम, Marathi: गेम, Oriya: େଗମ, Tibetan: མགོནམ་) is more frequently found in Myanmar than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Gém. Click here for further potential spellings of Gem.
How Common Is The Last Name Gem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,602nd most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 72,171 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gem reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. Gem is also the 76,072nd most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 7,217 people.
The last name Gem is most commonly held in Myanmar, where it is carried by 98,149 people, or 1 in 529. Excluding Myanmar Gem exists in 70 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 1 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.
Gem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gem has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 390 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gem Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gem surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Gem surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.11% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gem earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.3% less than the national average, earning R 77,712 per year and in United States they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning $44,493 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gém | 89 | 206 | / |
| Gehm | 86 | 2,786 | / |
| Geme | 86 | 1,513 | / |
| Ngem | 86 | 810 | / |
| Giem | 86 | 622 | / |
| Guem | 86 | 354 | / |
| Ghem | 86 | 196 | / |
| Geym | 86 | 148 | / |
| Geim | 86 | 124 | / |
| Gemm | 86 | 62 | / |
| Geem | 86 | 33 | / |
| Gesm | 86 | 8 | / |
| Gemd | 86 | 5 | / |
| Zgem | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gemk | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gemn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qgem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sgem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tgem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xgem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cgem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gemt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jgem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Em | 80 | 52,149 | / |
| Gemme | 75 | 3,409 | / |
| Gueme | 75 | 1,883 | / |
| Gesme | 75 | 301 | / |
| Giehm | 75 | 160 | / |
| Gheem | 75 | 82 | / |
| Geyim | 75 | 54 | / |
| Geihm | 75 | 40 | / |
| Kgeme | 75 | 40 | / |
| Getme | 75 | 22 | / |
| Geyom | 75 | 15 | / |
| Guehm | 75 | 11 | / |
| Gieme | 75 | 6 | / |
| Guesm | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gheam | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gheim | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gemdt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngeem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gemne | 75 | 2 | / |
| Høgem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Geeem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Guemn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geeme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gettm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghehm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guemh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nghem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gemnh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geeym | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gueam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaaem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngemh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gueem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zgeem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gemng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gemøn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jgetm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khgem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geimm | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sem | 67 | 71,262 | / |
| Hem | 67 | 54,781 | / |
| Eme | 67 | 11,998 | / |
| Yem | 67 | 6,530 | / |
| Gen | 67 | 4,255 | / |
| Gim | 67 | 3,383 | / |
| Zem | 67 | 2,864 | / |
| Ehm | 67 | 2,370 | / |
| Cem | 67 | 2,368 | / |
| Emm | 67 | 1,652 | / |
| Eem | 67 | 1,585 | / |
| Jem | 67 | 1,426 | / |
| Esm | 67 | 1,217 | / |
| Gueime | 67 | 1,167 | / |
| Eum | 67 | 838 | / |
| Iem | 67 | 727 | / |
| Eim | 67 | 465 | / |
| Eam | 67 | 350 | / |
| Guemne | 67 | 192 | / |
| Etm | 67 | 75 | / |
| Emt | 67 | 73 | / |
| Gne | 67 | 43 | / |
| Emd | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ejm | 67 | 37 | / |
| Gjm | 67 | 34 | / |
| Emh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Eym | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngheim | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ågheim | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gym | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gajjem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Giemme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gayyem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guehem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gemque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hghiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueyme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueetm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giesme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gesmhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gemová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guetme | 67 | 1 | / |
| E'M | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngheem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geemnh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gheemt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehemg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gettmm | 67 | 0 | / |
Gem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻢ | jm | - |
| Gem in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗମ | egama | - |
| Gem in the Marathi language | ||
| गेम | gema | - |
| Gem in the Hindi language | ||
| गेम | gema | 92.59 |
| गें | gem | 7.41 |
| Gem in the Tibetan language | ||
| མགོནམ་ | gonam | 61.71 |
| རྒྱལམོ། | gyalmo | 16.44 |
| རྒྱལམོ་ | gyalmo | 4.95 |
| དགོནམ་ | gonam | 2.93 |
| མགོནམ། | gonam | 2.7 |
| རྒྱལམ་ | gyalam | 1.8 |
| གོནམ་ | gonam | 1.8 |
| མགོན་ | gön | 1.35 |
| རྒྱལམ། | gyalam | 0.9 |
| རྒྱལ་མོ། | gyalmo | 0.9 |
| རྒྱསམོ། | gyasmo | 0.68 |
| དགོམ་ | gom | 0.45 |
| དགེནམ་ | genam | 0.45 |
| མགོནམ | gonam | 0.45 |
| རྒྱམ་ | gyam | 0.45 |
| དགེམ་ | gem | 0.45 |
| མགོནམ་ཛ | gonamdza | 0.23 |
| རྒྱས་མོ། | gyemo | 0.23 |
| དགོནམ། | gonam | 0.23 |
| ཇེམ་ | jem | 0.23 |
| གོནམ། | gonam | 0.23 |
| དགོན་པ་ | gönpa | 0.23 |
| རྒྱལམོ | gyalmo | 0.23 |
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