Sjem Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sjem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sjem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway231:223,57824,793
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sjem Last Name Facts

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

Sjem is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sjem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Sjem occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Sjem reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 223,578. In Norway it is primarily found in: Central Norway, where 61 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 39 percent are found. Barring Norway it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

Sjem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sjem last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sjem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.22% less than the national average, earning 265,730 kr per year and in United States they earn 62.92% more than the national average, earning $70,297 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sjiem8918/
Sem8671,262/
Sjeime8014/
Seme7528,664/
Shem756,454/
Seim754,894/
Seam753,977/
Siem752,714/
Seum752,380/
Seem751,324/
Semm751,102/
Sehm75627/
Seym75357/
Semh75112/
Semt7591/
Szem7576/
Sesm7512/
Jsem7512/
Sjim7511/
Ssem757/
Sajm756/
Semd755/
Hsem754/
Sjjm753/
Ssjm752/
Sgem751/
Sxem751/
Scem751/
Xsem751/
Jxem751/
Sjåheim7335/
Sjaheim732/
Sjøheim731/
Sheme671,305/
Sesme671,166/
Sheam67911/
Sheum67762/
Seeme67573/
Seime67432/
Shemm67378/
Shhem67265/
Semme67260/
Sieme67181/
Sheem67171/
Sheim67162/
Schem67161/
Seame67124/
Sjaaheim6769/
Shiem6746/
Siemt6744/
Sajmh6736/
Szeim6720/
Jseem6711/
Seemh679/
Sheym679/
Hseem677/
Hsiem675/
Seyme674/
Jshem674/
Sesmt673/
Shajm672/
Hshem672/
Sseme672/
Seism672/
Shemh672/
Seemm672/
Zsehm671/
Shemd671/
Sceam671/
Sehym671/
Jchem671/
Settm671/
Sceem671/
Sceme671/
Semmt671/
Semhe671/
Hsemh671/
Jsemh671/
Zseem671/
Semmd671/
Semjs671/
Sjaim670/
Scesm670/
Sciem670/

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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
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  • 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 Sjem
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