Azem Surname
Approximately 9,686 people bear this surname
Azem Surname User-submission:
Azem (written in Hebrew as עצם) is of Jewish-Hebrew origin. It means 'strength', 'might', 'firm', 'fortitude', 'bone' and 'strenuous'.
Azem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2,880 | 1:2,971 | 392 |
| Pakistan | 1,646 | 1:108,532 | 3,350 |
| Algeria | 1,428 | 1:27,053 | 4,908 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,034 | 1:29,841 | 4,317 |
| Egypt | 1,007 | 1:91,297 | 7,912 |
| Iran | 441 | 1:174,110 | 14,638 |
| Nigeria | 179 | 1:989,624 | 41,927 |
| Brazil | 157 | 1:1,363,531 | 46,236 |
| France | 147 | 1:451,855 | 64,822 |
| United States | 124 | 1:2,923,056 | 171,801 |
| Cameroon | 112 | 1:185,438 | 19,429 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Turkey | 41 | 1:1,898,083 | 67,283 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Syria | 25 | 1:772,041 | 6,079 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| North Macedonia | 14 | 1:150,105 | 11,233 |
| Tunisia | 10 | 1:61,063 | 7,682 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Azem (9,613) may also be a first name.
Azem Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Azem (written in Hebrew as עצם) is of Jewish-Hebrew origin. It means 'strength', 'might', 'firm', 'fortitude', 'bone' and 'strenuous'.
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Average Azem Salary in
United States
$69,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Azem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Azem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Azem (Russian: Азем, Tibetan: ཨ་ཟེར་མོ།) occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Azem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 52,781st most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 752,379 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Azem are found; 42 percent are found in West Asia and 30 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Azem is also the 62,931st most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 9,613 people.
The surname Azem is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 2,880 people, or 1 in 2,971. In Israel Azem is mostly found in: Central District, where 100 percent live, Northern District, where 0 percent live and Haifa District, where 0 percent live. Other than Israel it occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 17 percent live and Algeria, where 15 percent live.
Azem Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Azem surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.
The amount Azem earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 61.79% more than the national average, earning $69,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $47,252 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Azem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Azem in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་ཟེར་མོ། | azermo | 33.33 |
| ཨ་ཛེམ། | adzem | 33.33 |
| ཨ་མཛེམ། | adzem | 33.33 |
| Azem in the Russian language | ||
| Азем | azem | - |
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Footnotes
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