Adjem Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Moldova

Adjem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adjem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon571:364,37032,302
Moldova431:82,82310,501
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
England41:13,929,515290,718
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Adjem (11) may also be a first name.

Adjem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adjem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﺟﻢ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Adjem.

How Common Is The Last Name Adjem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,604,449th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. Adjem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Adjem reside; 35 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 34 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Adjem is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 364,370. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: East Region, where 44 percent are found, North Region, where 40 percent are found and Centre Region, where 7 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 34 percent are found and Ghana, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hadjem911,220/
Adjeme91453/
Adijem916/
Adjeim911/
Ajem89278/
Gaudjem831/
Adjim801,739/
Ajeem801,182/
Adiem80196/
Adžem80188/
Hajem80171/
Edjem8077/
Adjen8030/
Atjem8015/
Adyem8011/
Ajjem806/
Adgem804/
Ajeam803/
Aujem802/
Odjem802/
Aajem801/
Asdjim73581/
Adieme73541/
Hajjem73433/
Hedjem73415/
Adjine73376/
Adjene73318/
Hadjim73159/
Adjime73138/
Adzhem73136/
Adjeng7373/
Hadjen7353/
Aahjem7336/
Gadjim7334/
Gadjen7329/
Hajeem7319/
Aadiem739/
Adjien739/
Aajeem738/
Hasjem738/
Adeeem736/
Adjein733/
Adehim733/
Ajheem731/
Addiem731/
Odjeme731/
Odjiem731/
Hahjem731/
Ajemne731/
Adehem731/
Edjeim731/
Gadiem731/
Adyhem731/
Ajzeem731/
Ajhemd731/
Adjaim731/
Ajim6725,392/
Asem6716,910/
Azem679,686/
Acem671,099/
Ajen67352/
Agem67332/
Hadjine67185/
Hadjene67157/
Aschjem6796/
Haahjem6778/
Ojem6756/
Hadjean6727/
Hadjaim6719/
Hajeemh677/
Ahajeme675/
Ajjm674/
Adjaine673/
Acjm672/
Adeoyme672/
Adeiyem672/
Adjegne672/
Hadjime672/
Addjaim671/
Adjenne671/
Hajeesm671/
Ajaheem671/
Hodjeme671/
Heidjem671/
Hadjyne671/
Gahdjim671/

Adjem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adjem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﺟﻢadjm50
ﺃﺟﻢajm50

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adjem
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