Ayem Surname

104,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ayem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6341:108,4117,250
Indonesia1,1321:116,82811,832
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Cameroon2921:71,1278,925
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
France251:2,656,909193,074
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
India151:51,137,692512,385
England141:3,979,861125,553
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Ayem (4,399) may also be a first name.

Ayem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ayem (Hindi: अयेम, Russian: Айэм, Tibetan: ཨ་ཡེམ།) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ayem is the 104,379th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,620,535 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Ayem are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 104,003rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 4,399 people.

The surname Ayem is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,634 people, or 1 in 108,411. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 82 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 6 percent reside and Cross River, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Ayem is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Ghana, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gayem89643/
Hayem89404/
Ayeme89300/
Aytem8955/
Ayiem8935/
Ayhem8921/
Ahyem8911/
Ayeem897/
Ayemg893/
Ayemm892/
Aem8647,644/
Yem866,530/
Aym8621/
Hayeem8061/
Hayeme8028/
Gayeem802/
Ayemhe802/
Hayesm801/
Haysem801/
Haytem801/
Ayim7516,863/
Ayen7513,981/
Ayom7511,490/
Ayam755,979/
Ayme755,023/
Oyem752,579/
Iyem752,045/
Ayne752,043/
Aymn751,286/
Ayum751,174/
Yemm75997/
Ajem75278/
Eyem75227/
Haym75177/
Aiem75103/
Gaem7577/
Uyem7523/
Gaym7522/
Awem7512/
Ayym755/
Aysm754/
Auem753/
Aemm753/
Aymh752/
Aemh751/
Ahym751/
Aiym751/
Ayhm751/
Aymk751/
Aymm750/
Ayemowa73272/
Haychem731/
Hayeeme731/
Gayen67196,830/
Ayten678,730/
Ayine675,794/
Gayam675,041/
Ayene674,111/
Hayne673,765/
Ayane673,494/
Hayen672,729/
Ayeng672,018/
Ajeem671,182/
Hayam671,171/
Ayume671,145/
Hayim671,108/
Ayham67532/
Außem67500/
Høyem67468/
Aysen67395/
Giyem67339/
Iyeme67320/
Hoyem67303/
Autem67249/
Hayum67239/
Hayme67239/
Ayame67232/
Oyeme67220/
Hajem67171/
Aouem67164/
Eyeme67157/
Ayamk67122/
Aitem67100/
Uyeme6788/
Ayime6777/
Ayyom6763/
Yoyem6758/
Ahyen6757/
Aycen6756/
Gayim6755/
Haiem6748/
Ayome6746/
Aytim6745/
Goyem6743/
Ayone6735/
Ayeen6728/
Ayoom6727/
Gajem6725/
Aweme6723/
Aisem6722/
Ayune6722/
Hayom6722/
Ahyam6719/
Ajiem6719/
Ausem6718/
Gayum6716/
Aieme6716/
Aiyom6714/
Gayom6714/
Ahwem6713/
Ayend6712/
Ayiom6712/
Ayoum6711/
Ayien6711/
Auyen679/
Heyem677/
Aygne676/
Awiem676/
Ayhom675/
Aayne675/
Ayenn675/
Aggem674/
Ayamh674/
Ayamn674/
Auymn673/
Ayuum673/
Aweem673/
Gaiem672/
Aujem672/
Auyam672/
Ayimn672/
Awemh672/
Aysim672/
Ahjem672/
Aynne672/
Ayuom672/
Oyiem672/
O'Yem672/
Hiyem672/
Iyemc672/
Huyem672/
Haymd671/
Haymh671/
Eytem671/
Gaaym671/
Awesm671/
Ayamm671/
Aajem671/
Aheim671/
Auiem671/
Uyhem671/
Geyem671/
Ayijm671/
Ayenh671/
Ioyem671/
Ayemmowa671/
Yiyem671/
Gauem671/
Aihem671/
Ahyme671/
Ayimm671/
Ayhum671/
Ayamd671/
Aymme671/
Ayneh671/
Hawem671/
Gaiym671/
Ahyom671/
Oyemk671/
Oyemn671/
Oyemt671/
Aiemt671/
Aymne671/
Hauem670/
Easem670/

Ayem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ayem in the Tibetan language
ཨ་ཡེམ།ayem-
Ayem in the Hindi language
अयेमayema-
Ayem in the Russian language
Айэмajem-

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