Unem Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Unem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1601:441,49077,308
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Ünem (14) are calculated separately.

Unem (484) may also be a first name.

Unem Last Name Facts

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

Unem (Hindi: उनेम) is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Ünem. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Unem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Unem is the 912,827th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname Unem occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Unem are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 55 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Unem is also the 386,404th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 484 people.

Unem is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 441,490. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Nonthaburi Province, where 38 percent are found, Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 33 percent are found and Samut Prakan Province, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Thailand Unem exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ünem9214/
Uneme891,264/
Gunem89204/
Ungem8933/
Hunem8915/
Utnem8911/
Aunem896/
Uneam895/
Unnem894/
Uynem891/
Ounem891/
Unheim8010/
Gunnem805/
Ahunem805/
Huneim804/
Guneym803/
Euneme803/
Unnhem803/
Guneim802/
Ouneme802/
Gungem802/
Hugnem801/
Hungem801/
Gounem801/
Inem751,362/
Onem75731/
Unen75686/
Unim75587/
Uusneem739/
Oumneam731/
Aunim67757/
Jinem67281/
Gunen67205/
Uneng67174/
Hunen6790/
Unnim6775/
Innem6734/
Gunnheim6730/
Oniem6727/
Eunen6724/
Gunim6720/
Ineam6718/
Oenem6717/
Unyom6713/
Usnen6711/
Usnim676/
Aunen676/
Oneam675/
Unnen675/
Unime674/
Oneim674/
Iniem674/
Honem674/
Unaim673/
Ounen673/
Guném673/
Uunen672/
Unien672/
Unimn672/
Ungim671/
Ihnem671/
Hunhm671/
Ugnen671/
Onhem671/
Onejm671/
Uneen671/
Unaen671/
Ineim671/
Oneym671/
Onnem671/
Ounim671/
Ienem670/
Aunaheim670/
Hinem670/
Hunim670/
U'nen670/

Unem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unem in the Hindi language
उनेमunema-

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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 Unem
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