Forename Pema

All around the world, Pema (Pema , Пема ) is a common unisex first name. The given name Pema is characteristic of Bhutan, where it is a common unisex name, Nepal, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Qatar. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Southern Asia, particularly India, Bhutan, and Nepal. Much less frequently, Pema is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Pema

name Péma, name Padma, name Пема, name Pema, name เพมะ, name पेम, name Pêmã, name Пэма, name পেম

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Pema	Albania, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Malaysia
Пема	Russia

First names said to be same

Padma, Péma, Pêmã, Пэма, पेम, পেম, and เพมะ

Notable namesakes

	pema lingpa Saint and siddha of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, BT (b. 1450)
	pema rigdzin 1st Dzogchen Rinpoche of Tibet (b. 1625)
	pema sangngak tendzin (b. 1731)
	pema nyinje wangpo (b. 1774)
	pema düdül wangchug (b. 1792)
	pema wangchok gyelpo CN (b. 1886)
	pema künsang chögyal CN (b. 1854)
	pema dechen Bhutanese queen (b. 1918)
	pema namgyel tibetan Lama (b. 1871)
	pema tekchok tenpai gyeltsen (b. 1864)
	pema trinle Buddhist nun (b. 1874)
	pema chödrön American philosopher, US (b. 1936)
	pema donyo nyinje Tibetan Buddhist leader, IN (b. 1954)
	pema dechen gorap CN (b. 1953)
	pema jungney (b. 1959)

Characteristic surnames

Bai, Lepcha, Lhaden, Tamang, Tenzin, Tshomo, Wangmo, Wangmu, Wangdi, Zangmo, Choedon, Bhotiya, Thinley, Thungon, Tsering, Namgyal, Naksang, Yangzom, Gyeltshen, Thongdok, Tshering, Wangchuk, Gurung, Yangchen, Dolkar, Dechen, Ram, Rai, Lal, Devi, Lama, Serpa, Choki, Dorji, Dolma, Dukpa, Lhamo, Lhamu, Tashi, Norbu, Yolmo, Megeji, Sherpa, Choden, Bhutia, Khandu, Rinzin, Dorjee, and Yangchin