Chem is used as a family name or surname in Egypt. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Chem
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Egypt
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Chem

How popular is Chem?

Chem is common in Egypt.

Chem is ranked 24668 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Chems grew by 16.47059 per cent to 198 since 2000 and ranked 92719 after elevating 6051 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 94.95 85.29
White 3.03 4.12
Chem is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Cambodia which signifies that it is originated from Cambodia. Around 20779 people have been found who wears Chem as their family name. Chem is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
83,734 Belarus9
2,403 Vietnam4
2,443 Ethiopia4
2,871 Iraq4
119,730 Brazil3
32,695 Nigeria3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
35,789 Turkey3
67,494 South Africa3
70,383 Tanzania3
22,232 Morocco3
12,161 Wales2
95,312 Argentina2
131,225 Spain2
118,441 Germany2
5,300 Syria2
124,220 Italy2
10,267 Sri Lanka2
31,767 Greece2
90,903 Moldova1
15,162 Costa Rica1
58,885 Poland1
91,024 Belgium1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
38,063 Mauritania1
62,864 New Zealand1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
12,741 Ecuador1
12,745 Luxembourg1
14,373 Jordan1
6,212 Jamaica1
2,057 Myanmar1
20,172 Hungary1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
36,814 Romania1
16,640 Hong Kong1
7,895 South Korea1
77,122 Sweden1
81,201 Switzerland1
2,715 Gabon1
356 Eritrea1
24,460 Armenia1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
994 China50
2,494 Thailand44
95,301 Ukraine44
49,834 Australia39
78,930 Canada36
94,027 England32
11,685 Singapore24
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
393,760 Indonesia12
Countries with hundreds of Chem:
10,423 Iran819
4,801 Cameroon694
23,224 Philippines580
10,157 Kenya471
15,335 Algeria357
6,278 Malaysia329
1,121 Taiwan290
83,612 India284
37,175 France269
61,856 Russia217
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
19,046 Mexico183
124,655 United States171
7,748 Tunisia132
Countries with thousands of Chem:
280 Cambodia9,576
2,870 Bangladesh3,094
4,203 Pakistan1,509
5,363 Egypt1,226
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Chem Namesakes

  • Aaja Chemnitz Larsen, Politician
  • Abdelatif Chemlal, Olympic athlete
  • Abdelatif Chemlal, Olympic athlete
  • Alexandre Chemetoff, Architect
  • Alexi Chemaly, Musical Artist
  • Amira Chemakhi, Actress
  • Ángel Cheme, Soccer player
  • Anat Chemerinski, Eitan Chemerinski's sister
  • Anatoli Chemodurov, Actor
  • Andrei Chemerkin, Olympic athlete

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