Atem Surname

4,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120,834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Atem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan84,0201:13621
Sudan26,0401:1,440203
Cameroon3,9451:5,265640
Kenya2,2371:20,6442,376
Kazakhstan1,9331:9,1481,431
Nigeria1,0861:163,11510,201
Indonesia3031:436,46636,510
Australia2001:134,97914,603
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Iraq1361:257,5125,426
Papua New Guinea841:97,06813,033
Brazil831:2,579,20977,959
Canada451:818,79163,991
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
India111:69,733,217610,955
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Atem (62,466) may also be a first name.

Atem Last Name Facts

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

Atem (Georgian: ატემ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺎﺗﻢ, Hindi: अतीम, Marathi: अटेम, Oriya: ଆେତମ୍, Russian: Атем, Tibetan: ཨ་སྟངམ།) is more frequently found in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Atem is the 4,667th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 60,310 people. The surname Atem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Atem reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Atem is also the 15,342nd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 62,466 people.

The surname Atem is most prevalent in South Sudan, where it is borne by 84,020 people, or 1 in 136. Other than South Sudan this surname exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Atem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (70%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Atem last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Atem earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.79% less than the national average, earning $36,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.58% less than the national average, earning $32,504 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hatem89141,530/
Ateem896,143/
Athem895,435/
Ateme891,272/
Attem89822/
Autem89249/
Aitem89100/
Aytem8955/
Adtem8952/
Astem8936/
Gatem8934/
Atiem8924/
Ateam8912/
Ateim896/
Aatem893/
Atesm891/
Atemh891/
Atemk891/
Atemc891/
Ahtem890/
Gattem802,141/
Hattem801,125/
Hateem80353/
Hautem80282/
Gathem80141/
Achtem80106/
H'Atem8066/
Atheem8059/
Atthem8030/
Hateme8016/
Gautem8015/
Hateam8015/
Aettem809/
Atteme807/
Aedtem806/
Gateem805/
Aithem805/
Atheam805/
Hastem804/
Attiem804/
Haitem804/
Aiteam803/
Eattem803/
Eadtem803/
Hathem802/
Ateeme802/
Atheme802/
Eastem801/
Gateam801/
Aathem801/
Atteam801/
Auttem801/
Ashtem801/
Austem801/
Haytem801/
Haatem801/
Attemg801/
Atteem801/
Hateim801/
Hatiem801/
Aiteem801/
Aiteme801/
Athemt801/
Aateem801/
Ahatem801/
Ahteme801/
Ateemh801/
Eathem800/
Atim75105,088/
Asem7516,910/
Aten756,724/
Etem752,395/
Acem751,099/
Otem75210/
Atne7574/
Atym754/
Atím751/
Atjm751/
Haythem73614/
Haithem73373/
Atemova7356/
Atheism7332/
Gatteem7314/
Hatheem739/
Gatteam738/
Aitehim734/
Haihtem734/
Gaattem733/
Atemgue732/
Gatthem731/
Hathiem731/
Easthem731/
Gatheem731/
Gauteam731/
Haiteme731/
Easteem731/
Hayteme731/
Hattiem731/
Am67167,350/
Assem6747,908/
Hatim6731,776/
Hasem6712,549/
Ayten678,730/
Ateng675,848/
Auten673,651/
Atime673,550/
Achem673,136/
Aseem672,348/
Asten671,021/
Aasem67857/
Ottem67668/
Oteme67602/
Asiem67535/
Außem67500/
Ettem67396/
Öğtem67369/
Atten67344/
Gaten67332/
Athen67327/
Hetem67317/
Haten67278/
Ethem67245/
Atien67231/
Ateen67214/
Austheim67188/
Eteem67185/
Ahten67173/
Attim67107/
Ahtim6795/
Astim6792/
Aiten6770/
Eaten6762/
Gotem6755/
Atyom6747/
Aytim6745/
Athim6740/
Eastteam6737/
Atoen6735/
Aaten6734/
Atuen6731/
Gatim6723/
Aisem6722/
Aitim6721/
Ataim6718/
Ausem6718/
Etiem6716/
Hatne6714/
Hotem6714/
Eteim6714/
Autim6714/
Hacem6712/
Edtem679/
Aatim677/
Otiem677/
Eteam676/
Astne676/
Athne675/
Aceem674/
Atiom674/
Atesn674/
Atimg674/
Ostem674/
Aytemova673/
Hatemová673/
Aitne673/
Atoym673/
Aetim673/
Eitem672/
Ajten672/
Outem672/
Adtim672/
Atimm672/
Eytem671/
Aatym671/
Aheim671/
Atenn671/
Atent671/
Attne671/
Atuym671/
Ahcem671/
Atuim671/
Ataen671/
Atimn671/
Hatemova671/
Eutem671/
Aatne671/
Aacem671/
Ataym671/
Atemngue671/
Aitym671/
Asemt671/
Atjmt671/
Easem670/

Atem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atem in the Georgian language
ატემatem-
Atem in the Tibetan language
ཨ་སྟངམ།atangam-
Atem in the Oriya language
ଆେତମ୍aetam-
Atem in the Marathi language
अटेमatema83.33
फ़ातेमfatema16.67
Atem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﺎﺗﻢhatm33.33
ﺍﺗﻢatm33.33
ﻋﺘﻢtm33.33
Atem in the Hindi language
अतीमatima33.33
आत्मatma33.33
आतमatama33.33
Atem in the Russian language
Атемatem-

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