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

Qem has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs mostly 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. It is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly used forename internationally, held by 81 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 7,678,252. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Khuzestan Province, where 80 percent are found, Gilan Province, where 10 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Iran Qem is found in 5 countries. It is also common 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis