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

The surname Djem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻢ) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Djem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 499,597th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,058,492 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Djem live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 62 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Djem is also the 400,063rd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 456 people.

The last name Djem is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 46,153. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 35 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 27 percent are found and East Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

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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