Adem Surname

2,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Adem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia160,9791:60694
Eritrea24,3591:19568
Somalia22,1061:60973
Sudan10,0801:3,721533
Somaliland4,4581:785100
Algeria3,6231:10,6631,845
Libya3,4061:1,833558
Bulgaria2,5571:2,729390
Nigeria2,1201:83,5585,898
Turkey1,6111:48,3064,827
Philippines1,2271:82,50914,286
Saudi Arabia1,1131:27,7233,883
Egypt1,0681:86,0827,577
Kenya8771:52,6575,295
India8401:913,17339,510
United States6061:598,11748,731
Sweden2821:34,9182,829
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England2361:236,09319,489
North Macedonia2141:9,8201,621
Greece1601:69,24911,632
Cameroon1501:138,46015,452
Indonesia1381:958,32770,806
Canada1371:268,94625,310
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Australia1181:228,77721,625
Northern Cyprus1181:2,703380
Djibouti1001:9,149584
Uganda981:398,36024,962
Germany811:993,89568,573
Argentina721:593,65942,221
France701:948,896108,010
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Albania421:69,3827,952
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Norway291:177,32021,035
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Romania251:803,11551,863
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Tunisia211:29,0774,362
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Kosovo151:124,1256,042
Lebanon141:402,64911,601
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Macau11:601,6301,582
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Adem (544,065) may also be a first name.

Adem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adem (Arabic: اديم, Georgian: ადემ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺩﻡ, Hindi: आदेम, Marathi: आडेम, Russian: Адем) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adem is the 2,245th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 29,859 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Adem live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,835th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 544,065 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 160,979 people, or 1 in 606. Not including Ethiopia Adem is found in 93 countries. It is also found in Eritrea, where 10 percent reside and Somalia, where 9 percent reside.

Adem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Adem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Adem last name rose 5,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Adem are 29.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Adem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.89% less than the national average, earning 301,486 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 73.14% less than the national average, earning R 63,828 per year; in United States they earn 2.75% less than the national average, earning $41,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.78% less than the national average, earning $36,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ademe8925,406/
Hadem891,027/
Gadem89783/
Adeem89765/
Aedem89368/
Adiem89196/
Adhem89170/
Aydem8986/
Aidem8984/
Adehm8982/
Addem8966/
Aadem8928/
Adeam8916/
Ademm8913/
Eadem8913/
Adeim898/
Adgem894/
Audem893/
Ademc892/
Ademn891/
Asdem891/
Gaddem80575/
Audehm80289/
Hadeem80215/
Hademe8085/
Haadem8074/
Haydem8045/
Gadhem8010/
Adheem809/
Aadiem809/
Adeime808/
Adeame808/
Hadhem807/
Haidem804/
Aideme804/
Aademm803/
Gaadem803/
Haddem803/
Ausdem803/
Gaudem802/
Gadeem802/
Aideem802/
Addeum802/
Adesme802/
Eaddem801/
Gademm801/
Hadeim801/
Addiem801/
Ademne801/
Gahdem801/
Headem800/
Aden75589,965/
Edem75147,582/
Adim7512,075/
Odem751,212/
Adım75560/
Ödem75146/
Adne7562/
Adjm752/
Édem751/
Ademova731,496/
Adaheim7312/
Ademowa736/
Gaadhem731/
Gaddeam731/
Gaddemm731/
Haideme731/
Hademne731/
Hadehem731/
Hadheem731/
Haden677,220/
Adeng675,502/
Adhim672,298/
Hadim672,126/
Eidem672,124/
Gaden672,110/
Aiden671,475/
Aaden671,050/
Eaden67566/
Ayden67523/
Odeme67467/
Oddem67460/
Adeen67428/
Auden67419/
Adden67412/
Godem67298/
Adeun67275/
Aadim67262/
Adent67221/
Öğdem67213/
Gadim67199/
Aydim67195/
Aadne67162/
Adaim67148/
Aduen67147/
Oidem67138/
Adien67126/
Odiem67115/
Adiom6799/
Edeam6765/
Eddem6760/
Hedem6759/
Hadne6755/
Adime6754/
Ahdim6747/
Odeem6740/
Addim6730/
Eedem6726/
Asden6721/
Edhem6719/
Oydem6714/
Adoen6713/
Hodem6710/
Ediem6710/
Audne679/
Oodem678/
Odhem678/
Ahden678/
Odeam677/
Aideheim676/
Ajdim675/
Aedim675/
Edemm675/
Adenc675/
Adhne674/
Adenn674/
Ajden674/
Adoym673/
Adimm672/
Hadym672/
Odemn672/
Odeum672/
Oudem672/
Adend672/
Edeem672/
Adaen672/
Hadjm672/
E'Dem671/
Addne671/
Adehn671/
Adhym671/
Odehm671/
Osdem671/
Aidim671/
Adyom671/
Adäme671/
Audim671/
Odeim671/
Asdym671/
Aydne671/

Adem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adem in the Georgian language
ადემadem-
Adem in the Hindi language
आदेमadema-
Adem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﺩﻡadm84.09
ﺍﺩﻡadm11.36
ﺃﺩﻡadm4.55
Adem in the Marathi language
आडेमadema44.44
अदेमadema22.22
अडेमadema22.22
आदेमadema11.11
Adem in the Russian language
Адемadem-
Adem in the Arabic language
اديمadym-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adem
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