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

Ejem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻢ, Hindi: एजेम, Oriya: ଏେଜମ୍) is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ejem.

How Common Is The Last Name Ejem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ejem is the 148,596th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,449,595 people. The surname Ejem is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Ejem are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ejem is also the 288,921st most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 802 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,902 people, or 1 in 93,135. In Nigeria Ejem is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 46 percent live, Abia, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found 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 carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Ejem last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.67% being registered to vote for the political 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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