Etem Surname

178,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Etem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9371:189,05311,468
Bulgaria3041:22,9571,980
Cameroon2751:75,5249,350
Turkey2601:299,31319,615
Uganda1671:233,76817,802
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Philippines1011:1,002,35986,102
North Macedonia481:43,7814,858
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
England261:2,143,00282,017
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Israel141:611,26042,949
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Kosovo71:265,9818,180
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Etem (11,375) may also be a first name.

Etem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Etem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﻢ, Russian: Этем) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Etem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 178,364th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,042,817 people. The surname Etem is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Etem reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Etem is also the 56,171st most widely held first name in the world, held by 11,375 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 937 people, or 1 in 189,053. In Nigeria Etem is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 42 percent live, Cross River, where 24 percent live and Rivers, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.

Etem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Etem are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Etem earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.5% more than the national average, earning $54,152 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eteme895,628/
Getem89738/
Ettem89396/
Hetem89317/
Ethem89245/
Eteem89185/
Estem89126/
Jetem8994/
Etiem8916/
Etemg8916/
Eteim8914/
Yetem8912/
Edtem899/
Eteam896/
Eitem892/
Ietem892/
Eytem891/
Eutem891/
Eem861,585/
Jettem80128/
Gettem8034/
Yettem8016/
Hestem8011/
Yeytem809/
Aettem809/
Gedtem808/
Esteem806/
Aedtem806/
Gethem805/
Heitem805/
Yeteme805/
Jeteme805/
Etheim803/
Eattem803/
Geteem803/
Jestem803/
Eadtem803/
Ethiem802/
Eettem802/
Esteme802/
Jetiem801/
Eastem801/
Etteam801/
Yethem801/
Esteam801/
Ehtesm801/
Etteme801/
Eidtem801/
Jeatem801/
Eathem800/
Etim75193,573/
Atem75120,834/
Item753,855/
Esem75749/
Heem75629/
Eten75517/
Ecem75332/
Ytem75304/
Otem75210/
Eemd754/
Jtem751/
Eemk751/
Eemc751/
Etjm751/
Etne750/
Etemova73204/
Heethem7328/
Heythem7313/
Heithem739/
Estheim734/
Getheam733/
Jetheme733/
Hiethem731/
Easthem731/
Eheatem731/
Esteime731/
Getteam731/
Ujietem731/
Ijietem731/
Estheme731/
Jesteme731/
Eichtem731/
Easteem731/
Hatem67141,530/
Em6752,149/
Eteng6715,401/
Yetim6714,190/
Ateem676,143/
Athem675,435/
Echem673,963/
Etien673,651/
Etten671,262/
Etime671,154/
Esten67972/
Attem67822/
Ottem67668/
Iteme67572/
Hecem67465/
Eiten67422/
Ethen67382/
Öğtem67369/
Eeten67347/
Jitem67334/
Ittem67298/
Heten67213/
Ithem67180/
Essem67178/
Geten67148/
Aitem67100/
Ettim6779/
Euten6763/
Eaten6762/
Içtem6759/
İştem6758/
Aytem6755/
Adtem6752/
Estim6741/
Eastteam6737/
Eteen6735/
Etuen6728/
Geitheim6725/
Atiem6724/
Heemn6723/
Ethim6721/
Eetim6716/
Eyten6714/
Hotem6714/
Esiem6714/
Hitem6713/
Jetim6713/
Ateam6712/
Getim6712/
Etent6710/
Etimm6710/
Hetemova679/
Hesem678/
Edtim678/
Otiem677/
Ateim676/
Ietim676/
Hetim675/
Ethne674/
Eesem674/
Etitm674/
Etiom674/
Etaim673/
Eitim673/
Aetim673/
Aatem673/
Jettheim673/
Yseem673/
Esemg672/
Iteam672/
Eisem672/
Eitne672/
Istem672/
Yotem672/
Heemh672/
Eecem671/
Eytne671/
Eutim671/
Gietheim671/
Yitem671/
Etoim671/
Etend671/
Etuim671/
Etgim671/
Eytim671/
Hytem671/
Hetemová671/
Heteń671/
Yteme671/
Ythem671/
Edten671/
Atemh671/
Etimh671/
Eemnh671/
Etenn671/
Etoen671/
Jteem671/
Heemt671/
Easem670/
Ahtem670/

Etem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Etem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺗﻢatm-
Etem in the Russian language
Этемetem-

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