Yem Surname

75,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uzbekistan
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Yem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uzbekistan1,4691:21,0553,133
Cameroon1,0751:19,3202,639
Cambodia1,0221:15,1541,151
Indonesia5161:256,29723,285
Nigeria5131:345,30818,712
United States4291:844,89364,474
Malaysia2611:113,0057,533
India1861:4,124,007110,764
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
France1641:405,01759,459
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Yemen721:367,01810,130
Kazakhstan611:289,87724,582
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Australia471:574,37741,856
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Turkey311:2,510,36878,475
United Arab Emirates251:366,49122,886
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England141:3,979,861125,553
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Congo131:383,7779,863
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
China71:195,331,65210,124
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales331:47,5282,451
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Yem (3,963) may also be a first name.

Yem Last Name Facts

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

Yem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻢ, Hindi: येम, Marathi: येम, Russian: Йем, Tibetan: ཡམ་) occurs more in Uzbekistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 75,206th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,116,010 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Yem reside; 30 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 24 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 111,078th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 3,963 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Uzbekistan, where it is carried by 1,469 people, or 1 in 21,055. Barring Uzbekistan Yem is found in 65 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 16 percent are found and Cambodia, where 16 percent are found.

Yem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yem last name rose 3,064 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yem surname are 6.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yem earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $42,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $55,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayem864,497/
Oyem862,579/
Iyem862,045/
Yeme861,538/
Yemm86997/
Eyem86227/
Hyem86142/
Yemc8683/
Yoem8680/
Uyem8623/
Yemd8620/
Yiem8619/
Yhem864/
Yeym862/
Yemn861/
Yemg861/
Jyem861/
Yesm861/
Yehm860/
Em8052,149/
Yetim7514,190/
Gayem75643/
Høyem75468/
Hayem75404/
Giyem75339/
Iyeme75320/
Hoyem75303/
Ayeme75300/
Oyeme75220/
Yemme75168/
Eyeme75157/
Uyeme7588/
Yoyem7558/
Yesim7552/
Yesem7550/
Goyem7543/
Ayiem7535/
Ayhem7521/
Aiyem7517/
Yetem7512/
Ahyem7511/
Heyem757/
Ayeem757/
Yemne757/
Aayem757/
Yesme755/
Yieme755/
Hyeme752/
Oyiem752/
O'Yem752/
Hiyem752/
Huyem752/
Ayemm752/
Yecem751/
Yeiem751/
Yaeem751/
Uyhem751/
Geyem751/
Ioyem751/
Yiyem751/
Yoaem751/
Yaiem751/
Yeïme751/
Yecim751/
Oyemt751/
Hyhem750/
Yemdt750/
Yen67180,210/
Gem67100,976/
Yym6754,121/
Aem6747,644/
Uem6711,247/
Emm671,652/
Eem671,585/
Jem671,426/
Eum67838/
Iem67727/
Eim67465/
Eam67350/
Oem67199/
Hayeem6761/
Yemgue6746/
Ejm6737/
Hayeme6728/
Emh6726/
Aym6721/
Eym6717/
Yettem6716/
Yessim6710/
Yemgne6710/
Yeytem679/
Oym679/
Yechem678/
Houyem678/
Iym677/
Uym677/
Yjm677/
Huyeme675/
Yeytme674/
Gayyem674/
Joycem673/
Yeggim673/
Yeehem673/
Gayeem672/
Ayemhe672/
Hayesm671/
Huyemh671/
Hyheim671/
Ağayem671/
Yohaem671/
Jaysem671/
Ihyeme671/
Aiyeme671/
Yohiem671/
Yohyem671/
Yehîme671/
Yeseem671/
E'M671/
Oyemme671/
Hyeeem671/

Yem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yem in the Hindi language
येमyema-
Yem in the Marathi language
येमyema92.31
एमema7.69
Yem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻢym70
ﻳﻤﻪymh30
Yem in the Tibetan language
ཡམ་yam60
ཡེམ་yem20
འེམ་em20
Yem in the Russian language
Йемjem-

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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 Yem
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