Throughout the world, Ayema (Ayema 
) is a rare dominantly girly, but infrequently male given name. The first name Ayema is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ethiopia, where it is a rare girly name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare epicene name, and South Africa. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Ethiopia, India, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, Ayema is the last name as well as the forename.