Phem Surname

152,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Phem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia2,8481:5,438742
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Phem (601) may also be a first name.

Phem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phem (Hindi: फेम) is held by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 152,509th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,526,012 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Phem live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 340,957th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 601 people.

Phem is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is held by 2,848 people, or 1 in 5,438. In Cambodia Phem is most prevalent in: Siem Reap Province, where 30 percent are found, Kampong Thom Province, where 8 percent are found and Banteay Meanchey Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than Cambodia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Phem last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Phem earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.2% less than the national average, earning $34,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pheme89894/
Pheam8950/
Pheum897/
Phiem895/
Pheim891/
Phemg891/
Pem867,068/
Phisem8016/
Pechem807/
Phetme802/
Pehtem801/
Pőheim801/
Phemme801/
Pheeme801/
Phehme801/
Phetem801/
Pheemn801/
Paheim801/
Phen757,103/
Peme751,655/
Phim751,460/
Peym751,071/
Piem75392/
Pehm75167/
Peim75103/
Phym7589/
Peam7563/
Pejm7553/
Fhem7520/
Peem7515/
Péhm7512/
Pemm753/
Pemd753/
Pesm752/
Peum752/
Phjm751/
Pfem751/
Hpem751/
Hfem751/
Pischem7330/
Phettem738/
Phettim733/
Pheatem732/
Phittem731/
Pajchem731/
Pheng6729,709/
Phaen674,941/
Phene67371/
Pesme67367/
Phaim67280/
Phend67258/
Pitem67243/
Phien67221/
Fheem67208/
Petim67199/
Fheme67178/
Pemme67162/
Phoen67134/
Pehme67101/
Phean6784/
Phine6774/
Peime6768/
Petem6763/
Phuim6759/
Pemhe6752/
Phoim6749/
Pecim6743/
Peame6740/
Phenn6731/
Pecem6730/
Phyne6720/
Phein6713/
Phyom6713/
Pisem679/
Phhim678/
Phent677/
Petme677/
Pesim676/
Phenh675/
Pesem675/
Phuen675/
Pettm674/
Pheun674/
Phimm674/
Pinhe674/
Phimt674/
Pihne673/
Pehne673/
Pahym673/
Phimk673/
Phehn672/
Vehem672/
Picem672/
Phetn672/
Pfiem671/
Piemm671/
Phyme671/
Pheen671/
Paihm671/
Phène671/
Phymd671/
Pysem671/
Pynhe671/
Peesm671/
Phime670/

Phem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phem in the Hindi language
फेमphema-

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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 Phem
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