Ejem Surname

148,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Czechia

Ejem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ejem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9021:93,1356,430
Philippines4071:248,74337,282
Kenya3581:128,99410,630
Czechia1331:79,95113,399
Uganda431:907,89040,955
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Ejem (802) may also be a first name.

Ejem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ejem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻢ, Hindi: एजेम, Oriya: ଏେଜମ୍) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ejem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 148,596th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,449,595 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Ejem reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ejem is also the 288,921st most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 802 people.

The last name Ejem is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,902 people, or 1 in 93,135. In Nigeria Ejem is most common in: Ebonyi, where 46 percent live, Abia, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and Kenya, where 12 percent live.

Ejem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ejem surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Ejem are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the party.

Ejem earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning $42,931 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edjem8977/
Ejiem8912/
Jejem8911/
Ejhem891/
Gejem891/
Ejemn891/
Eem861,585/
Ejm8637/
Edjeme80807/
Hedjem80415/
Esjeem803/
Eijeme801/
Etjeme801/
Edjeim801/
Ejeime801/
Ejim759,961/
Jeem751,150/
Ezem751,054/
Ejom75764/
Esem75749/
Egem75675/
Ejam75515/
Ejen75336/
Ecem75332/
Ijem75319/
Ajem75278/
Eyem75227/
Jaem75116/
Jeam7563/
Ojem7556/
Ujem7548/
Joem7526/
Eijm7524/
Hejm7517/
Eiem7512/
Jsem7512/
Jeim759/
Jeum755/
Exem752/
Eujm752/
Eejm752/
Euem751/
Oejm751/
Ejjm751/
Ezjm751/
Eyjm751/
Jgem751/
Jhem751/
Ejemová73122/
Ejeheme739/
Ejemova732/
Ihejeme731/
Ejieoum731/
Heidjem731/
Edjeame731/
Ezeme677,943/
Echem673,963/
Eseme672,331/
Ajeem671,182/
Jeyam67537/
Hecem67465/
Hojem67453/
Eheim67304/
Egeme67297/
Ojiem67262/
Ojeem67200/
Jigem67189/
Hajem67171/
Eyeme67157/
Jiyem67120/
Jajem67118/
Erzem6794/
Hejam6792/
Heijm6783/
Hexem6783/
Esemm6776/
Jayem6775/
Gejen6760/
Gejam6748/
Eziem6743/
Ekhem6737/
Ujeme6736/
Jaiem6735/
Eggem6730/
Jeime6730/
Jeham6727/
Gajem6725/
Edjim6722/
Ajiem6719/
Ezeam6719/
Gejom6718/
Eußem6717/
Ijoem6715/
Oejen6715/
Jejam6714/
Esiem6714/
Etjen6713/
Jeame6713/
Jseem6711/
Yeyem6711/
Jisem6710/
Ejaim679/
Hesem678/
Ejgim678/
Heyem677/
Ayeem677/
Hezem677/
Joyem677/
Ajjem676/
Ujhem676/
Eteam676/
Ieeem676/
Jeyme675/
Ejsen675/
Gojem675/
Juiem675/
Edgem674/
Eesem674/
Eajam674/
Ijeme674/
Jeyem674/
Hejme674/
Hegem674/
Jeaem674/
Jujem673/
Jijem673/
Ijemh673/
Eejim673/
Eseim673/
Ezemn673/
Iesem673/
Aweem673/
Joiem673/
Yseem673/
Esemg672/
Eoehm672/
Hjeim672/
Jeume672/
Heiem672/
Idjem672/
Hujem672/
Eisem672/
Eitem672/
Aujem672/
Yajem672/
Ijjem672/
Ejimn672/
Izeem672/
Eizem672/
Ahjem672/
Gezem672/
Jeahm672/
Heemh672/
Eseam671/
Jojem671/
Jeyim671/
Ejsim671/
Eiiem671/
Eecem671/
Eytem671/
Ezjen671/
Aajem671/
Yeeam671/
Yeiem671/
Yaeem671/
Geyem671/
Ezhem671/
Ijaem671/
Ejaum671/
Iaeem671/
Jchem671/
Eijim671/
Ijeem671/
Jicem671/
Yejam671/
Geeym671/
Ejjim671/
Eutem671/
Oejim671/
Ojemn671/
Ijetm671/
Eoyem671/
Ezeem671/
Eajum671/
Jeamt671/
Jsemh671/
Heehm671/
Egiem670/
Esjen670/
Easem670/
Eajen670/
Eucem670/

Ejem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ejem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﻢajm-
Ejem in the Hindi language
एजेमejema-
Ejem in the Oriya language
ଏେଜମ୍eejam-

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