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 last name Etem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﻢ, Russian: Этем) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Etem.

How Common Is The Last Name Etem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Etem is the 178,364th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,042,817 people. The surname Etem is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Etem live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 56,171st most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 11,375 people.

The surname Etem is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 937 people, or 1 in 189,053. In Nigeria Etem is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 42 percent reside, Cross River, where 24 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Etem occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.

Etem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Etem surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the 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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