Ejeme Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Ejeme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 291 | 1:608,738 | 29,024 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ejeme (392) may also be a first name.
Ejeme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ejeme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ejeme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻢ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ejeme? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 876,631st most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ejeme live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 436,979th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 392 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 291 people, or 1 in 608,738. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 58 percent reside, Lagos, where 9 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and Mauritania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ejeme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ejeme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺟﻢ | ajm | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Ejeme
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