Erdem Forename

16,128th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 58,802 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Erdem Forename User-submission:

Erdem (IPA: [ˈeɾdem]) is a male given name from 11th century Qutadghubilik (Yusup Has Hajip). It means 'virtue', 'merit', 'kind', and 'knowledge' in the Uyghur language.

Erdem Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey
97%
 
52,4171:1,484337
Russia
100%
4,4951:32,088760
Germany
100%
3481:277,8103,729
Mongolia
98%
 
2761:10,6331,585
United States
100%
2081:1,742,96630,398
Northern Cyprus
100%
1501:2,121466
England
97%
 
1261:441,2939,810
Netherlands
100%
1211:139,6876,203
Canada
100%
641:517,70913,457
Belgium
100%
531:216,7935,110
Austria
100%
521:163,7352,710
Sweden
100%
511:193,2926,792
France
100%
481:1,384,7999,425
Bulgaria
80%
 
471:148,7324,332
Switzerland
100%
431:191,0124,536
Turkmenistan
100%
331:165,8451,456
Denmark-321:176,5474,105
Kosovo-301:62,0484,246
Thailand
100%
151:4,671,05489,574
Qatar
100%
151:157,97416,771
Greece
100%
141:781,0398,435
Brazil
100%
131:16,479,704171,823
Azerbaijan
100%
131:741,76512,605
Australia-121:1,138,13512,831
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
Belarus
100%
91:1,053,5985,565
Poland-91:4,225,2354,388
North Macedonia-81:261,3457,184
Moldova-61:593,5233,425
Spain-61:7,754,99417,266
Norway-51:1,026,46614,100
Romania
100%
41:5,012,99431,756
Afghanistan-41:8,155,87935,337
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Ukraine-41:11,374,97714,813
Iceland-31:122,0064,203
South Korea-31:1,848,14023,578
Singapore-31:2,095,68522,815
Kyrgyzstan
67%
 
31:1,991,09230,660
Georgia
100%
21:1,869,23320,119
Bosnia and Herzegovina-21:1,762,2296,852
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Scotland-21:2,675,18318,328
Serbia-21:3,572,8608,125
Kazakhstan
100%
21:8,873,42235,327
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
South Africa-11:54,532,649471,300
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Uzbekistan
100%
11:30,786,44017,476
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Albania-11:3,046,57049,159
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Egypt
100%
11:91,900,94653,283
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Monaco-11:38,4662,379

Erdem (131,131) may also be a surname.

Erdem Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Erdem (IPA: [ˈeɾdem]) is a male given name from 11th century Qutadghubilik (Yusup Has Hajip). It means 'virtue', 'merit', 'kind', and 'knowledge' in the Uyghur language.

- turquoise

The name Erdem means 'virtue' in Turkish.

- erdinyobarboza

Erdem Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herdem917,004/
Jerdem9110/
Gerdem918/
Erdemt914/
Erdeme913/
Eerdem912/
Aerdem911/
Errdem911/
Erdemk911/
Jerdeam834/
Gerdeam833/
Herdeme832/
Erdhiem831/
Hoerdem831/
Heurdem831/
Erden803,840/
Erdim80385/
Ardem80147/
Ordem8075/
Erdne8010/
Irdem805/
Yrdem801/
Jrdem801/
Eredm801/
Erdeng731,857/
Gerden73150/
Herden7380/
Erdeen7344/
Hardem7328/
Iordem7312/
Herdim7310/
Erdien738/
Erdaim736/
Earden735/
Gerdim735/
Oardem734/
Yirdem734/
Erduim733/
Ardiem733/
Airdem733/
Erdime732/
Ardeem732/
Erdent732/
Eerden732/
Erduen732/
Yordem732/
Arddem731/
Erdium731/
Ierden731/
Yerdim731/
Erdoen731/
Erdenc731/
Ardhem731/
Ardemm731/
Ehrden731/
Eirden731/
Girdem731/
Hirdem731/
Heerden67235/
Herdien67123/
Yirdeme6725/
Gerdeen677/
Erdn675/
Jairdem672/
Erdenne672/
Eardeen672/
Herdeen672/
Herdenn671/
Gerdaim671/
Urdm671/
Yerdmia671/
Heirden671/
Erdehen671/
Eriadma671/

Erdem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erdem in the Russian language
Эрдэмerdem-

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