View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Sem Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻢ, Hindi: सेम, Marathi: सॅम, Oriya: େସମ, Tibetan: སེམ་) is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Sém, Šem, Şem or Sèm. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sem? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 7,964^th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 102,264 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Sem are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Sem is also the 23,125^th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 38,125 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 57,609 people, or 1 in 269. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Takéo Province, where 10 percent reside, Phnom Penh, where 10 percent reside and Kandal Province, where 9 percent reside. Not including Cambodia this last name occurs in 104 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 3 percent reside and Chad, where 2 percent reside.

Sem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sem last name increased 2,244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sem Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Sem are 7.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 59.37% more than the national average, earning €47,858 per year; in Norway they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning 348,146 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.4% less than the national average, earning R 98,856 per year; in United States they earn 5.92% more than the national average, earning $45,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% less than the national average, earning $43,070 CAD per year.