Phaem Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Phaem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phaem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1171:132,3692,621
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Phaem (35) may also be a first name.

Phaem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phaem (Hindi: फईम) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phaem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,239,697th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Phaem reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Phaem is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name globally, held by 35 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 132,369. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Battambang Province, where 15 percent reside, Sihanoukville Province, where 14 percent reside and Banteay Meanchey Province, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Cambodia Phaem occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 37 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phayem914/
Phaaem911/
Phaiem911/
Paem8957/
Peham801,371/
Phaim80280/
Payem80261/
Paeme80208/
Phoem80131/
Pheam8050/
Pajem8020/
Pahem807/
Pheum807/
Paiem805/
Phiem805/
Phuem804/
Pheim801/
Pauem801/
Pohem801/
Phaum801/
Phayom732,681/
Phuiam73983/
Phahim73277/
Paijem73252/
Phoaim73167/
Paiyem73137/
Poiham73128/
Phayim73108/
Pheham7389/
Phijam7353/
Phayme7326/
Phioam7313/
Phayum737/
Phayam736/
Phoiam735/
Fhaiem734/
Poohem734/
Phajam734/
Payeem733/
Phojam732/
Payeme732/
Poheim732/
Paiham731/
Pauesm731/
Pőheim731/
Poheme731/
Phiyam731/
Paheim731/
Payhem731/
Pajeem731/
Paweme731/
Phoyam731/
Phajim731/
Phaiim731/
Phuyam731/
Poyham731/
Pohemm730/
Peeham730/
Paim6744,834/
Peym671,071/
Paum67445/
Piem67392/
Phioiam67231/
Poem67152/
Peim67103/
Peam6763/
Pejm6753/
Pöhm6750/
Paím6736/
Faem6724/
Peem6715/
Paym6711/
Pyem679/
Puem677/
Phooiam675/
Phayoom674/
Phoohem674/
Vaem672/
Pajm672/
Phayome672/
Phaiaum672/
Peum672/
Fhaieem671/
Pahahim671/
Phaiham671/
Phooyam671/
Phaihom671/

Phaem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phaem in the Hindi language
फईमpha'ima-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Phaem
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