Uem Surname

46,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Uem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique11,1241:2,451601
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Uem (221) may also be a first name.

Uem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uem is more frequently found in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Uem.

How Common Is The Last Name Uem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 46,117th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 647,955 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Uem are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Uem is also the 606,684th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 221 people.

The surname Uem is most numerous in Mozambique, where it is borne by 11,124 people, or 1 in 2,451. Other than Mozambique it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Uem Last Name Statistics demography

Uem earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ujem8648/
Ueme8629/
Uyem8623/
Uemh8615/
Huem869/
Vuem865/
Auem863/
Uemt861/
Euem861/
Ouem861/
Uesm861/
Uehm861/
Uemg861/
Uemm861/
Wuem860/
Gouem758,085/
Houem75322/
Aouem75164/
Uyeme7588/
Huhem7542/
Ujeme7536/
Ouiem7512/
Uheme7511/
Guhem7510/
Uggem755/
Oueme753/
Hueme752/
Huyem752/
Aujem752/
Hujem752/
Gauem751/
Uyhem751/
Auiem751/
Hauem750/
Aem6747,644/
Bem6714,812/
Oum677,197/
Yem676,530/
Aum673,511/
Eem671,585/
Vem671,274/
Eum67838/
Iem67727/
Uum67632/
Haouem67613/
Eim67465/
Wem67422/
Eam67350/
Uen67237/
Oem67199/
Huemme67116/
Houeme6788/
Uim6785/
Ejm6737/
Eym6717/
Houyem678/
Uym677/
Huyeme675/
Uemova674/
Ujm672/
Ouieme671/
Houhem671/
Wuesme671/
Voueme671/
Woueme671/
Huyemh671/

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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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  • 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 Uem
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