Paem Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Paem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia171:911,0095,219
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Paem (86) may also be a first name.

Paem Last Name Facts

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

Paem is held by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paem is the 2,555,468th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Paem occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Paem live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 86 people.

This surname is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 911,009. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Ratanakiri Province, where 94 percent reside and Kandal Province, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Cambodia Paem occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent reside and Malaysia, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Payem89261/
Paeme89208/
Phaem89187/
Pajem8920/
Pahem897/
Paiem895/
Pauem891/
Paijem80252/
Paiyem80137/
Phayem804/
Payeem803/
Payeme802/
Paweme801/
Phaiem801/
Payhem801/
Phaaem801/
Pajeem801/
Paheim801/
Pauesm801/
Paim7544,834/
Peym751,071/
Paum75445/
Piem75392/
Poem75152/
Peim75103/
Peam7563/
Pejm7553/
Paím7536/
Peem7515/
Paym7511/
Pyem759/
Puem757/
Pajm752/
Peum752/
Payam6719,508/
Poyam671,508/
Peham671,371/
Pejom67935/
Pahim67700/
Pijem67374/
Payum67363/
Paume67319/
Phaim67280/
Payom67278/
Pujam67176/
Phoem67131/
Pajam6785/
Peyam6774/
Piyam6768/
Peime6768/
Payme6764/
Pahum6755/
Piiam6754/
Puyam6753/
Pheam6750/
Paime6746/
Peame6740/
Payim6739/
Pajim6728/
Poiam6728/
Puiam6726/
Pojam6726/
Poaim6723/
Peyem6721/
Paiam6720/
Pejam6718/
Poeme6717/
Paiom6716/
Poyem6715/
Piyem6710/
Peyum6710/
Paoim6710/
Pheum677/
Poehm676/
Peaim675/
Peume675/
Phiem675/
Pajum675/
Phuem674/
Pahym673/
Pajom673/
Peyom673/
Pijam673/
Paymm672/
Paiim672/
Paium672/
Paaim672/
Poiem672/
Peiem671/
Peiim671/
Payym671/
Pujem671/
Phaum671/
Pheim671/
Pfaum671/
Pfiem671/
Piemm671/
Paihm671/
Paimt671/
Pyiem671/
Pouem671/
Puyem671/
Pohem671/
Peeam671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Paem
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