Yaem Surname

394,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Yaem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia8701:17,8011,233
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Yaem (3,062) may also be a first name.

Yaem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yaem (Russian: Яем) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yaem is the 394,524th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,142,509 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Yaem reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Yaem is also the 130,432nd most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 3,062 people.

The surname Yaem is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 870 people, or 1 in 17,801. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Battambang Province, where 9 percent are found, Siem Reap Province, where 9 percent are found and Kampong Speu Province, where 8 percent are found. Not including Cambodia it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and Taiwan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaemd897/
Yaeme897/
Yaemm891/
Yaiem891/
Yaeem891/
Yaemme8090/
Oiyaem804/
Yaieim801/
Ayeaem801/
Yaim75136/
Jaem75116/
Yoem7580/
Iaem7510/
Eaem751/
Yhaheem732/
Yaime67240/
Yayim67103/
Yahim6783/
Yohem6723/
Yoeum6718/
Yooem6711/
Jahem675/
Jeaem674/
Yeaim674/
Jaeme673/
Ja'em671/
Yaitm671/
Yaimm671/
Yaoim671/
Iaeem671/
Ijaem671/
Jyaim671/
Yayom671/
Jaesm671/

Yaem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaem in the Russian language
Яемaem-

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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 Yaem
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