Jekem Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jekem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jekem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Jekem Last Name Facts

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

Jekem is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jekem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jekem? popularity and diffusion

Jekem is the 2,075,631st most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Jekem is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jekem are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 677,221. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 65 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 21 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 1 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Jekem Last Name Statistics demography

Jekem earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.24% less than the national average, earning R 96,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeckem91183/
Jekeme9134/
Djekem9115/
Ekem892,590/
Djekeme8321/
Ejiekem833/
Djekeim832/
Jekchem831/
Ijekeme831/
Jikem8060/
Sekem8038/
Ekhem8037/
Jekim8020/
Ekkem809/
Ekeem807/
Yekem805/
Ekeam803/
Zekem802/
Ekeim802/
Jecem801/
Egkem801/
Gekem801/
Eckem801/
Cekem801/
Jikeme73272/
Yekeem73262/
Yekeme73210/
Ekheim7324/
Jaikem7321/
Jekime7321/
Djikem7317/
Seukem7316/
Seekem735/
Zeikem735/
Zekeme734/
Jechem734/
Ehikem734/
Sekhem734/
Gekeme733/
Juikem732/
Zeukem732/
Siekem731/
Seikem731/
Jeckim731/
Yeckem731/
Yekkem731/
Ekim678,473/
Djuikem67468/
Jaikhem6757/
Djaikem6725/
Ekym6721/
Eikheim6718/
Yekeime6712/
Djechem678/
Ijikeme677/
Zeikeme675/
Seekhem673/
Chjikem671/
Ihekeme671/
Djekaim671/
Djiskem671/
Jaikeam671/
Zekheim671/
Djikeme671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jekem
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