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Where Does The Last Name Hem Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Hem (Arabic: هيم, Bengali: হেম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻢ, Hindi: हेम, Marathi: हेम, Oriya: େହମ, Tibetan: ཧེམ་) occurs most in Cambodia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hem? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 10,269^th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 133,031 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Hem reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 91 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 6,578^th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 159,841 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 50,113 people, or 1 in 309. In Cambodia Hem is mostly concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent reside, Kampong Speu Province, where 8 percent reside and Takéo Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Cambodia Hem exists in 70 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Hem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Hem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hem last name expanded 776 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hem Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Hem surname are 2.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.18% registered with the party.

The amount Hem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning 327,100 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.58% less than the national average, earning R 98,424 per year; in United States they earn 15.71% less than the national average, earning $36,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.15% less than the national average, earning $44,642 CAD per year.