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

Edjem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻢ) is most common in The Ivory Coast. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edjem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Edjem is the 2,152,526th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Edjem reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 760,591st most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 147 people.

The surname is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 591,570. In The Ivory Coast Edjem is most frequent in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 54 percent live, Lagunes District, where 44 percent live and Yamoussoukro Autonomous District, where 3 percent live. Besides The Ivory Coast it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 48 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Edjem
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