Nem Surname
Approximately 4,225 people bear this surname
Nem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 792 | 1:19,554 | 1,296 |
| Cameroon | 469 | 1:44,284 | 5,833 |
| Iran | 437 | 1:175,704 | 14,734 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| India | 278 | 1:2,759,228 | 85,175 |
| Indonesia | 237 | 1:558,013 | 44,900 |
| Russia | 231 | 1:623,909 | 54,570 |
| United States | 160 | 1:2,265,368 | 141,469 |
| Papua New Guinea | 157 | 1:51,935 | 6,528 |
| Philippines | 150 | 1:674,921 | 69,745 |
| Vietnam | 146 | 1:634,562 | 1,591 |
| Brazil | 107 | 1:2,000,695 | 63,541 |
| Kazakhstan | 102 | 1:173,358 | 16,783 |
| Nigeria | 99 | 1:1,789,321 | 64,938 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Malaysia | 61 | 1:483,512 | 24,345 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Mauritius | 39 | 1:33,165 | 6,661 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Turkey | 15 | 1:5,188,095 | 110,069 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Armenia | 10 | 1:293,018 | 6,863 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1:2,454,069 | 61,891 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Ném (2) are calculated separately.
Nem (32,780) may also be a first name.
Nem Demographics
Average Male Nem Height
173.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nem (Georgian: ნემ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻢ, Hindi: नेम, Marathi: नेम, Oriya: େନମ, Russian: Нем, Tibetan: ཉིམ་) is more commonly found in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Ném. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 110,084th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,724,863 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Nem live; 33 percent live in Southeast Asia and 19 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 26,023rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 32,780 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is carried by 792 people, or 1 in 19,554. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Banteay Meanchey Province, where 22 percent reside, Siem Reap Province, where 12 percent reside and Oddar Meanchey Province, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Cambodia this last name exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Iran, where 10 percent reside.
Nem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nem has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Nem last name increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nem Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (63%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Nem surname are 7.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.05% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ném | 89 | 2 | / |
| Neme | 86 | 10,844 | / |
| Neem | 86 | 4,198 | / |
| Niem | 86 | 2,933 | / |
| Nhem | 86 | 1,057 | / |
| Neam | 86 | 973 | / |
| Nehm | 86 | 938 | / |
| Nejm | 86 | 825 | / |
| Ngem | 86 | 810 | / |
| Neim | 86 | 393 | / |
| Neum | 86 | 162 | / |
| Nemh | 86 | 160 | / |
| Nemd | 86 | 147 | / |
| Nnem | 86 | 76 | / |
| Gnem | 86 | 66 | / |
| Nemm | 86 | 55 | / |
| Hnem | 86 | 29 | / |
| Nemg | 86 | 11 | / |
| Neym | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nesm | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nemt | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nemn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Netm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gneme | 75 | 2,293 | / |
| Neamt | 75 | 1,495 | / |
| Neame | 75 | 1,287 | / |
| Nesme | 75 | 1,191 | / |
| Nneme | 75 | 375 | / |
| Neeme | 75 | 300 | / |
| Nhiem | 75 | 243 | / |
| Neyme | 75 | 221 | / |
| Neamț | 75 | 116 | / |
| Nemme | 75 | 59 | / |
| Neime | 75 | 56 | / |
| Niehm | 75 | 56 | / |
| Nheem | 75 | 34 | / |
| Nemne | 75 | 29 | / |
| Nheme | 75 | 15 | / |
| Neesm | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gneem | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gneym | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nåhem | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ngnem | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ånhem | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gneim | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngeem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nemhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nneum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neamd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neeym | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nheum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nheam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nemck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nethm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neimt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngemh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neamå | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neamh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nemhs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nim | 67 | 13,576 | / |
| Nym | 67 | 10,952 | / |
| Nen | 67 | 8,201 | / |
| Nemova | 67 | 4,580 | / |
| Njm | 67 | 420 | / |
| Na'eem | 67 | 283 | / |
| N'Neme | 67 | 254 | / |
| Nemgne | 67 | 189 | / |
| Nejmeh | 67 | 73 | / |
| Nohiem | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ngneme | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nhm | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nheeme | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nåheim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nemmøe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nemová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gneime | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nehmme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nnemme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nneeme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nemowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gnemng | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nesmth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neamme | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Eyme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuoiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naheim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehemg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neamth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehhme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neaujm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neimth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nemgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Năm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnneam | 67 | 1 | / |
Nem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nem in the Georgian language | ||
| ნემ | nem | - |
| Nem in the Marathi language | ||
| नेम | nema | - |
| Nem in the Hindi language | ||
| नेम | nema | 99.7 |
| नेम् | nem | 0.01 |
| Nem in the Oriya language | ||
| େନମ | enama | 84.21 |
| େନମ୍ | enam | 10.53 |
| େକମ | ekama | 5.26 |
| Nem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻢ | alnm | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻧﻢ | anm | 33.33 |
| Nem in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཉིམ་ | nyim | 50 |
| ནིམ་ | nim | 50 |
| Nem in the Russian language | ||
| Нем | nem | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nem
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