Qem Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Qem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Qem (81) may also be a first name.

Qem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qem is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Qem is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qem are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Qem is also the 1,068,082nd most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 81 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 7,678,252. In Iran Qem is primarily concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 80 percent are found, Gilan Province, where 10 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Iran it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent are found and Pakistan, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quem86545/
Qiem86207/
Qeem8637/
Qeum8624/
Qeme867/
Qemg866/
Qeam862/
Qemh862/
Qemq862/
Hqem861/
Qqem861/
Qehm861/
Qemd861/
Qesm861/
Qeym861/
Qgem861/
Kqem861/
Queme752,719/
Queem75351/
Quiem75251/
Queam7510/
Qchem757/
Qheme753/
Qeame753/
Queum753/
Gqeme752/
Queim752/
Qheem752/
Quemm751/
Queym751/
Qeitm751/
Qesmh751/
Kquem751/
Kem678,824/
Qim676,179/
Cem672,368/
Qum67278/
Qen6712/
Quesme6711/
Qeesmt678/
Qym675/
Qjm672/
Qne672/
Queeme672/
Queime671/
Qeemth671/
Hqeemn671/

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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 Qem
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