Nem is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 3 characters long in length.
The lastname is variation of Knife. From Cniva, an early Gothic name, of which Knevett is a diminutive. Knif in Hundred Rolls.
The variation of Nevins. Grandson of Cnaimhin meaning "little bone"; the son of Naoimhin meaning "little saint".
Surname is the variant form of Nen. Descendant of Neu meaning "new," a pet form of names like Neubert, Neufred and Neuhardt; the young person.
The family name Nem is variant of the Nam. Common terminations, especially in America, as Wornum, Barnum, Clennam, Putnam, Varnum, Hannum-corruptions of local names in-ham when an N precedes that desinence.
How popular is Nem?
As per 2010 US census, number of Nems grew by 41.77 per cent to 224 since 2000 and ranked 83834 after elevating 20985 spots. The last name was found in around 8 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 81.25 | 67.72 |
| White | 15.18 | 20.25 |
Immigrants to US
From Germany
Anna Nem hailed from Bavaria. 33 years old embarked for USA from Havre on Vancluse and arrived on June 1, 1853.
Nem Namesakes
- Abraham Neme, Film producer
- Dániel Németh, Photographer
- Adam Nemec, Soccer player
- Advait Nemlekar, Film Score Composer
- Alberte Nemholt, Actress
- Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, Film director
- Aleksandrs Å…emirovskis, Musical Artist
- Alexei Nemov, Gymnast
- Alia Nemri, Actress
- Alok Nembang, Film director
Related Family Names:
- Nema (Malawi)
- Nemacheck
- Nemadzinga
- Nemane (Mozambique)
- Nemanich
- Nemanyte
- Nemashkalo
- Nemat (Pakistan)
- Nemati (Iran)
- Nemazee