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

Pem (Hindi: पेम, Marathi: पेम, Oriya: େପମ, Tibetan: དཔལམོ།) is found most frequently in Bhutan. It may also occur as a variant: Pém. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 70,000^th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,031,062 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Pem are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Tibeto-South Asia. Pem is also the 44,405^th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 16,013 people.

It is most commonly used in Bhutan, where it is borne by 5,096 people, or 1 in 121. In Bhutan Pem is most common in: Thimphu District, where 37 percent are found, Paro District, where 21 percent are found and Chukha District, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Bhutan this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and Mauritius, where 6 percent are found.

Pem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Pem has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pem surname expanded 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 343 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pem Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Pem last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Pem earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.65% more than the national average, earning $49,901 USD per year.