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

The surname Lem (Bengali: লেম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻢ, Hindi: लेम, Marathi: लेम, Oriya: େଲମ, Tibetan: གླེམ།) is most common in Guatemala. It may also appear as: Lêm or Lém. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 18,480^th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 244,188 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Lem are found; 50 percent are found in Central America and 50 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 50,587^th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 13,262 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Guatemala, where it is held by 14,767 people, or 1 in 1,089. In Guatemala Lem is most common in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 97 percent reside, Guatemala Department, where 2 percent reside and Huehuetenango Department, where 1 percent reside. Not including Guatemala it is found in 90 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Lem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lem has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,711 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,009 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lem Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lem surname is chiefly Orthodox (95%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Lem surname are 13.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 97.95% more than the national average, earning 685,058 kr per year; in Peru they earn 311.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 79,801 per year; in South Africa they earn 76.05% less than the national average, earning R 56,916 per year; in United States they earn 12.05% more than the national average, earning $48,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.01% more than the national average, earning $64,593 CAD per year.