Prema Surname
Approximately 9,679 people bear this surname
Prema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 4,956 | 1:32,154 | 2,037 |
| India | 3,075 | 1:249,452 | 14,469 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Tonga | 210 | 1:511 | 137 |
| Haiti | 189 | 1:56,529 | 3,288 |
| Yemen | 161 | 1:164,132 | 7,832 |
| Malaysia | 107 | 1:275,647 | 15,325 |
| United Arab Emirates | 102 | 1:89,826 | 8,037 |
| United States | 100 | 1:3,624,589 | 201,936 |
| England | 100 | 1:557,181 | 34,216 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Romania | 41 | 1:489,704 | 37,604 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Préma (4), Premá (1) & Přéma (1) are calculated separately.
Prema (750,726) may also be a first name.
Prema Demographics
Average Prema Salary in
United States
$54,083 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Prema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Prema (Bengali: প্রেমা, Hindi: प्रेमा, Marathi: पेमा, Oriya: େପମା, Russian: Према, Tibetan: པྲེམ་མ་) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Préma, Premá or Přéma. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 52,826th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 752,923 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Prema reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Prema is also the 1,259th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 750,726 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 4,956 people, or 1 in 32,154. Besides Bangladesh Prema occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 3 percent live.
Prema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Prema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Prema surname expanded 10,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Prema Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Prema surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.57% being registered with the party.
The amount Prema earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 179.63% more than the national average, earning R 664,512 per year; in United States they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $54,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.51% less than the national average, earning $40,984 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Prema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prema in the Tibetan language | ||
| པྲེམ་མ་ | tremma | - |
| Prema in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रेमा | prema | 99.75 |
| प्रेम | prema | 0.05 |
| प्रॆमा | prema | 0.02 |
| ्प्रेमा | prema | 0.02 |
| पेमा | pema | 0.01 |
| प्रमा | prama | 0.01 |
| पे्रमा | perama | 0.01 |
| प्रेेमा | preema | 0.01 |
| प्रेसा | presa | 0 |
| प्रैमा | praima | 0 |
| प्रेमाा | premaa | 0 |
| सीमा | sima | 0 |
| मेमा | mema | 0 |
| परमा | parama | 0 |
| प्रंमा | pramma | 0 |
| शेष | sesa | 0 |
| प्रेम़ा | premaa | 0 |
| पेपा | pepa | 0 |
| प्रिमा | prima | 0 |
| प्रे़मा | prema | 0 |
| राम | rama | 0 |
| प्र्ेमा | prema | 0 |
| ़प्रेमा | prema | 0 |
| प्रे्मा | prema | 0 |
| प्रेमी | premi | 0 |
| पे्रेमा | perema | 0 |
| प्रेंमा | premma | 0 |
| परेमा | parema | 0 |
| प्रेमेा | premea | 0 |
| प़्रेमा | parema | 0 |
| प्रेमाज़् | premaz | 0 |
| Prema in the Bengali language | ||
| প্রেমা | prema | 91.43 |
| প্রেমলাল | premalala | 2.86 |
| প্রেম | prema | 2.86 |
| প্রেমারঞ্জন | premaranjana | 2.86 |
| Prema in the Oriya language | ||
| େପମା | epama | 67.71 |
| େପମ | epama | 23.17 |
| ରଣା | rana | 1.23 |
| ରାଜ | raja | 0.25 |
| ରାୟ | raya | 0.06 |
| ରାମ | rama | 0.06 |
| େପ୍ମ | epma | 0.06 |
| Prema in the Marathi language | ||
| पेमा | pema | 30.43 |
| परमार | paramara | 21.74 |
| पेरुमल | perumala | 6.52 |
| रेमा | rema | 4.35 |
| पारेकर | parekara | 4.35 |
| ेमला | emala | 4.35 |
| परेमा | parema | 4.35 |
| पोरे | pore | 4.35 |
| ेमन | emana | 2.17 |
| पे़मा | pema | 2.17 |
| पुरे | pure | 2.17 |
| ेमं | emam | 2.17 |
| पेरेकर | perekara | 2.17 |
| पारेयार | pareyara | 2.17 |
| ेमाल | emala | 2.17 |
| प्रेमा | prema | 2.17 |
| पेरामळ | peramala | 2.17 |
| Prema in the Russian language | ||
| Према | prema | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prema
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