Syem Surname

501,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Syem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Syem (424) may also be a first name.

Syem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Syem (Hindi: श्याम) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Syem.

How Common Is The Last Name Syem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 501,369th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Syem live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 417,166th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 424 people.

The last name Syem is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 631 people, or 1 in 252,546. Besides Bangladesh Syem is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayem8932,645/
Syiem8912,795/
Siyem89553/
Soyem89120/
Suyem8942/
Seyem8916/
Shyem891/
Syhem891/
Sayeem803,577/
Shayem80381/
Ssyiem80130/
Jsyiem8040/
Soyeme8037/
Sayeme8015/
Suyeme8010/
Shoyem807/
Sayemt806/
Saayem804/
Seyeme803/
Sayiem802/
Siyeme802/
Saiyem801/
Sheyem801/
Syiejm801/
Soyeem801/
Syheme801/
Shiyem801/
Sayyem801/
Sooyem801/
Souyem801/
Seim754,894/
Seam753,977/
Saem753,297/
Siem752,714/
Seum752,380/
Seem751,324/
Saym75410/
Seym75357/
Syen75332/
Soem75275/
Suem75136/
Suym756/
Syim753/
Siym752/
Soym751/
Zyem751/
Sgem751/
Syjm751/
Cyem751/
Shieyem7332/
S'Sayem7310/
Shayeem735/
Sahayem731/
Shaiyem731/
Sayehme731/
Soyam6720,182/
Siyam6718,513/
Sayam6715,600/
Seyum6711,872/
Seyam6711,131/
Sayim675,360/
Suyom673,584/
Saiem671,333/
Seham67950/
Sheam67911/
Sehem67878/
Sajem67843/
Sheum67762/
Seeam67629/
Seiam67605/
Suyam67483/
Seime67432/
Zoyem67351/
Seume67313/
Shaym67283/
Sehim67261/
Syoen67255/
Sayum67183/
Sieme67181/
Sheem67171/
Sheim67162/
Sejim67133/
Seame67124/
Saaem67119/
Syiam67115/
Sayom67113/
Sejam67107/
Sihem67106/
Siyom6783/
Sayme6772/
Soyom6761/
Shyen6748/
Shiem6746/
Siemt6744/
Seyom6743/
Seuam6742/
Zayem6742/
Shaem6736/
Sijem6732/
Seium6732/
Soyme6727/
Sayym6722/
Szeim6720/
Soyim6717/
Shoem6714/
Sieam6714/
Suyim6713/
Sojem6713/
Sahym6711/
Zeyem6710/
Sheym679/
Syene679/
Seemh679/
Syyam678/
Sejem677/
Syhen677/
Souem676/
Soiem676/
Seiom676/
Hsiem675/
Saiym675/
Sawem674/
Seyme674/
Sowem674/
Syenn674/
Sohym674/
Seaim673/
Seemm672/
Seism672/
Suiem672/
Saysm672/
Syeng672/
Zuyem671/
Siyne671/
Soehm671/
Shuem671/
Siiem671/
Suymh671/
Soysm671/
Sehym671/
Seuim671/
Ziyem671/
Soemh671/
Sieem671/
Siaym671/
Sceem671/
Sayèm671/
Syyne671/
Syend671/
Soymm671/
Syeyn671/
Syiom671/
Suyme671/
Seiem671/
Sceam671/
Seiym671/
Saemh671/
Sgeim671/
Zseem671/
Suemm670/
Saehm670/
Sciem670/

Syem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Syem in the Hindi language
श्यामsyama50
स्येमsyema50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Syem
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