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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་) is found in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Hem click here.

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

The last name is the 10,269^th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 133,031 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Hem live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Hem is also the 6,578^th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 159,841 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 50,113 people, or 1 in 309. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent live, Kampong Speu Province, where 8 percent live and Takéo Province, where 8 percent live. Apart from Cambodia this surname is found in 70 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Hem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Hem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hem last name increased 776 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 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 Democrats than the national average, with 51.18% registered to vote for 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.