Djem Surname

499,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Djem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Djem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4501:46,1536,059
Mauritania1651:24,8172,155
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Djem (456) may also be a first name.

Djem Last Name Facts

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

Djem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻢ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Djem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 499,597th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 11,058,492 people. The surname Djem occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Djem are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Djem is also the 400,063rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 456 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 450 people, or 1 in 46,153. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 35 percent live, Littoral Region, where 27 percent live and East Region, where 20 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Djem occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djeme892,772/
Djehm897/
Djiem893/
Djeum892/
Djemh891/
Djeam891/
Djeim891/
Djemd891/
Jem861,426/
Djemne8035/
Djieme8019/
Dejhem8016/
Djemme8015/
Djitem807/
Djehem806/
Djeame802/
Djeime801/
Diem7518,531/
Jeme759,067/
Djim752,620/
Jeem751,150/
Djen75978/
Jemt7565/
Jeam7563/
Tjem7548/
Dyem7518/
Jeim759/
Jemn757/
Jesm755/
Jemm754/
Jemg754/
Jetm752/
Hjem752/
Dîem751/
Dyjm751/
Djym751/
Djjm751/
Jemd751/
Jemh751/
Jgem751/
Jhem751/
Djechem738/
Djemgne732/
Djeimme731/
Djiemme731/
Djietem731/
Dieme6743,446/
Djime675,948/
Djene672,229/
Djien67942/
Djean67757/
Dehem67648/
Djine67530/
Dijen67448/
Djeng67437/
Dheim67380/
Dzhem67359/
Dihem67271/
Jesme67185/
Dziem6790/
Dijim6760/
Dehim6732/
Djaim6730/
Jeime6730/
Jemtå6729/
Jemme6728/
Diemt6727/
Åhjem6722/
Djend6714/
Jeame6713/
Tjeme6711/
Jeeme6710/
Jemne679/
Djein678/
Djeen676/
Dyeme676/
Jeyme675/
Dhiem675/
Djiom674/
Zjeem674/
Djimm673/
Hjeim672/
Jheim672/
Jeahm672/
Deeim672/
Jemhe671/
Dyiem671/
Jeesm671/
Jeetm671/
Jemng671/
Djoym671/
D'Jen671/
Dieim671/
Tjeem671/
Djajm671/
Diemg671/
Jeamt671/
Jeemn671/
Jgetm671/
Deehm670/
Jemck670/

Djem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Djem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﻢajm55.74
ﺟﻢjm24.59
ﺃﺟﻢajm8.2
ﺍﻟﺠﻢaljm6.56
ﺍﺟﻤﻪajmh1.64
ﺩﺟﻢdjm1.64
ﺟﻮﻡjwm1.64

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