Nem Surname

110,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Nem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia7921:19,5541,296
Cameroon4691:44,2845,833
Iran4371:175,70414,734
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
India2781:2,759,22885,175
Indonesia2371:558,01344,900
Russia2311:623,90954,570
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Papua New Guinea1571:51,9356,528
Philippines1501:674,92169,745
Vietnam1461:634,5621,591
Brazil1071:2,000,69563,541
Kazakhstan1021:173,35816,783
Nigeria991:1,789,32164,938
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Malaysia611:483,51224,345
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Mauritius391:33,1656,661
France321:2,075,710171,237
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Armenia101:293,0186,863
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England61:9,286,343223,652
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Ném (2) are calculated separately.

Nem (32,780) may also be a first name.

Nem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nem Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nem (Georgian: ნემ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻢ, Hindi: नेम, Marathi: नेम, Oriya: େନମ, Russian: Нем, Tibetan: ཉིམ་) is found most in Cambodia. It may also be found as: Ném. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 110,084th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,724,863 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Nem live; 33 percent live in Southeast Asia and 19 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Nem is also the 26,023rd most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 32,780 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is borne by 792 people, or 1 in 19,554. In Cambodia Nem is primarily concentrated in: Banteay Meanchey Province, where 22 percent are found, Siem Reap Province, where 12 percent are found and Oddar Meanchey Province, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Cambodia this surname exists in 71 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and Iran, where 10 percent are found.

Nem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nem has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Nem last name expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (63%) in Russia.

In The United States Nem are 7.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.05% registered with the political party.

Nem earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $47,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ném892/
Neme8610,844/
Neem864,198/
Niem862,933/
Nhem861,057/
Neam86973/
Nehm86938/
Nejm86825/
Ngem86810/
Neim86393/
Neum86162/
Nemh86160/
Nemd86147/
Nnem8676/
Gnem8666/
Nemm8655/
Hnem8629/
Nemg8611/
Neym864/
Nesm863/
Nemt862/
Nemn861/
Netm861/
Gneme752,293/
Neamt751,495/
Neame751,287/
Nesme751,191/
Nneme75375/
Neeme75300/
Nhiem75243/
Neyme75221/
Neamț75116/
Nemme7559/
Neime7556/
Niehm7556/
Nheem7534/
Nemne7529/
Nheme7515/
Neesm759/
Gneem756/
Gneym754/
Nåhem754/
Ngnem754/
Ånhem753/
Gneim752/
Ngeem752/
Nemhe751/
Nneum751/
Neamd751/
Neeym751/
Nheum751/
Nheam751/
Nemck751/
Nethm751/
Neimt751/
Ngemh751/
Neamå751/
Neamh751/
Nemhs751/
Nim6713,576/
Nym6710,952/
Nen678,201/
Nemova674,580/
Njm67420/
Na'eem67283/
N'Neme67254/
Nemgne67189/
Nejmeh6773/
Nohiem6716/
Ngneme6713/
Nhm6712/
Nheeme6710/
Nåheim677/
Nemmøe676/
Nemová675/
Gneime675/
Nehmme674/
Nnemme674/
Nneeme674/
Nemowa674/
Gnemng673/
Nesmth672/
Neamme672/
N'Eyme671/
Nuoiem671/
Naheim671/
Nehemg671/
Neamth671/
Nehhme671/
Neaujm671/
Neimth671/
Nemgue671/
Năm671/
Hnneam671/

Nem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nem in the Georgian language
ნემnem-
Nem in the Marathi language
नेमnema-
Nem in the Hindi language
नेमnema99.7
नेम्nem0.01
Nem in the Oriya language
େନମenama84.21
େନମ୍enam10.53
େକମekama5.26
Nem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻢalnm66.67
ﺍﻧﻢanm33.33
Nem in the Tibetan language
ཉིམ་nyim50
ནིམ་nim50
Nem in the Russian language
Немnem-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nem
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