Xem Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Xem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam1721:538,6401,496
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Xem (538) may also be a first name.

Xem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Xem is found most frequently in Vietnam. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Xem.

How Common Is The Last Name Xem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,267,784th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Xem live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Viet-Asia. Xem is also the 363,474th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 538 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Vietnam, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 538,640. In Vietnam Xem is mostly concentrated in: Southeast, where 34 percent are found, North Central, where 16 percent are found and Northeast, where 15 percent are found. Barring Vietnam this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xiem868/
Qxem864/
Xeem862/
Kxem861/
Jxem861/
Xsem861/
Xhem861/
Xgem861/
Xeum861/
Xemm861/
Xcem861/
Sxem861/
Gxem861/
Xeimd759/
Xheme755/
Qxhem751/
Sem6771,262/
Zem672,864/
Cem672,368/
Xam671,585/
Xen67386/
Xom67382/
Xim6746/
Šem678/
Xym677/
Xjm676/
Xne676/
Şem672/
Xhatem671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Xem
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