Edjem Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Edjem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edjem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast391:591,57017,665
Mauritania371:110,6726,692
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Edjem (147) may also be a first name.

Edjem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edjem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻢ) is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edjem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,152,526th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Edjem is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Edjem are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Edjem is also the 760,591st most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 147 people.

This surname is most frequent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 591,570. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 54 percent are found, Lagunes District, where 44 percent are found and Yamoussoukro Autonomous District, where 3 percent are found. Besides The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 48 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edjeme91807/
Hedjem91415/
Edjeim911/
Gedjem911/
Ejem892,975/
Edjieme831/
Edjeame831/
Heidjem831/
Adjem80126/
Edjim8022/
Ediem8010/
Edgem804/
Idjem802/
Odjem802/
Edyem801/
Ejhem801/
Ejemn801/
Edjissem771/
Hadjem731,220/
Edjeng7313/
Adijem736/
Edjime735/
Esjeem733/
Edjine733/
Hedjen733/
Edieme733/
Edjend732/
Edjien732/
Hidjem732/
Odjiem731/
Edjeen731/
Ejeime731/
Adjeim731/
Edjiom731/
Etjeme731/
Édjeme731/
Eijeme731/
Jediem731/
Edgiem731/
Ejim679,961/
Ezem671,054/
Esem67749/
Egem67675/
Ejen67336/
Ecem67332/
Ijem67319/
Hedjine67196/
Jsem6712/
Edeheim6710/
Ejeheme679/
Exem672/
Ezjm671/
Ejjm671/
Edjeang671/
Jgem671/
Heidgem670/

Edjem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edjem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﻢajm85.71
ﺃﺟﻢajm14.29

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