Erdem Surname

4,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Erdem Surname User-submission:

It means 'virtue' in Turkish.

Erdem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey126,9521:61368
Germany1,5501:51,9396,755
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Netherlands2771:60,96510,486
Australia2501:107,98312,061
Belgium2431:47,3117,687
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Denmark1941:29,0963,013
Northern Cyprus1881:1,697175
Austria1261:67,58310,403
England1101:506,52832,143
France991:670,93786,003
Switzerland881:93,32910,185
Sweden631:156,29810,904
Mongolia521:54,3324,427
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Canada431:856,87466,382
Norway361:142,84118,058
Bulgaria331:211,48211,501
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Finland191:289,30021,660
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
China51:273,464,31313,838
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Georgia41:936,38624,100
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Monaco11:37,0664,748

Erdem (58,802) may also be a first name.

Erdem Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'virtue' in Turkish.

- tuncerdem

Erdem Last Name Facts

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

Erdem (Arabic: أردم, Marathi: एरदेम, Russian: Эрдем) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erdem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Erdem is the 4,296th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 55,575 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Erdem are found; 83 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 16,128th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 58,802 people.

This last name is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 126,952 people, or 1 in 613. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Turkey this surname occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Erdem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Erdem surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Erdem earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 20.57% less than the national average, earning 274,901 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $45,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.28% less than the national average, earning $37,618 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herdem911,562/
Erdemt9119/
Yerdem918/
Eerdem911/
Erdeam911/
Gerdem911/
Jerdem911/
Erdheim83135/
Gerdhem8316/
Gertdem832/
Erdhiem831/
Erden8034,495/
Erdim801,749/
Irdem801,479/
Ordem80159/
Ardem8032/
Ördem802/
Erdne801/
Erdemova775/
Herden733,551/
Eerden73440/
Erdenk73425/
Gerden73305/
Yirdem7355/
Iordem7346/
Hardem7333/
Gerdim735/
Yordem733/
Earden733/
Hirdem731/
Erdenn731/
Jerdim731/
Heerden67870/
Herdien67378/
Hearden67131/
Erdn6744/
Geerden6735/
Gerdeen6729/
Hierden6728/
Herdeen6718/
Herduim672/
Hordeim671/
Herdoim671/
Iordeym671/

Erdem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erdem in the Marathi language
एरदेमeradema-
Erdem in the Russian language
Эрдемerdem-
Erdem in the Arabic language
أردمardm-
أرديمardym-
اردمardm-
ارديمardym-

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