Edem is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Edem
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Edem

How popular is Edem?

Edem is common in Nigeria.

Edem is ranked 9237 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Edem bearers increased by 2.702703 per cent in 2010 US census to 152 since 2000, the surname slipped by 4511 spots and ranked at 115034. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 67.76 64.86
White 18.42 29.73
Others 5.26 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.61 0
Edem is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Togo is ahead in terms of density. Around 58454 people have been found who wears Edem as their family name. Edem is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
14,193 Egypt3
24,766 Scotland2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
10,284 Kuwait2
65,594 Belgium2
4,302 Benin2
124,220 Italy2
118,441 Germany2
28,365 Kenya1
42,479 Greece1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
277,603 France1
38,830 Morocco1
24,771 Colombia1
13,606 Senegal1
15,705 Cameroon1
692 Guinea1
16,640 Hong Kong1
6,967 Macedonia1
2,309 Monaco1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
118,015 Netherlands1
49,529 Israel1
21,562 Portugal1
31,207 Ireland1
36,678 Singapore1
7,895 South Korea1
1,179 Swaziland1
20,172 Hungary1
13,447 Uganda1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
146,725 Indonesia50
75,883 Canada37
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
1,737 Iceland22
28,338 Norway20
Countries with hundreds of Edem:
80,889 India299
20,346 England258
100,874 United States223
25,955 South Africa219
56,243 Brazil175
27,627 Turkey175
Countries with thousands of Edem:
511 Ghana7,748
486 Togo2,057
9,586 Philippines1,547
Countries with ten thousands of Edem:
569 Nigeria45,545
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Edem Namesakes

  • Louis Edemann, Sound Editor
  • Bassey Edem Antia, Author
  • Bassey Edem Antia, Author
  • Patrick Edema, Soccer player
  • Offiong Edem, Player
  • Raphael Edem Avornyo, Singer
  • Glory Edem, Mfon Udofia's mother
  • U. Selong Edem, Author
  • Bassey Edem Antia, Author
  • D. A. Edem, Author
  • In 2016, Theresa Edem played the role of Muna in romance film A Girl's Note.

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