Athem Surname
Approximately 5,435 people bear this surname
Athem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 5,284 | 1:2,160 | 418 |
| India | 113 | 1:6,788,189 | 152,128 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Athem (284) may also be a first name.
Athem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Athem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Athem (Marathi: अठेम) is most common in South Sudan. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Athem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 88,376th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,340,855 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Athem reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 525,265th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 284 people.
This last name is most common in South Sudan, where it is carried by 5,284 people, or 1 in 2,160. Outside of South Sudan Athem occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Athem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Athem in the Marathi language | ||
| अठेम | athema | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Athem
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