175.95 ^cm

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

The last name Sem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻢ, Hindi: सेम, Marathi: सॅम, Oriya: େସମ, Tibetan: སེམ་) occurs most in Cambodia. It can appear in the variant forms: Sém, Šem, Şem or Sèm. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Sem is the 7,964^th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 102,264 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Sem reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 23,125^th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 38,125 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 57,609 people, or 1 in 269. In Cambodia Sem is most frequent in: Takéo Province, where 10 percent reside, Phnom Penh, where 10 percent reside and Kandal Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Cambodia this surname is found in 104 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 3 percent reside and Chad, where 2 percent reside.

Sem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sem surname 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.38% registered with the political 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.