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

Hem (Arabic: هيم, Bengali: হেম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻢ, Hindi: हेम, Marathi: हेम, Oriya: େହମ, Tibetan: ཧེམ་) is held by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 10,269^th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 133,031 people. Hem occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Hem are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Hem is also the 6,578^th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 159,841 people.

The last name Hem is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is held by 50,113 people, or 1 in 309. In Cambodia it is mostly found in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent reside, Kampong Speu Province, where 8 percent reside and Takéo Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Cambodia this last name occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Hem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Hem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hem surname 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 Democrats than The US average, with 51.18% being registered with the political 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.