Family name Äm (Em 
, Äm 
) , around the world, is a common last name. The surname Äm is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Tunisia, where it is quite a common surname, Algeria, and Libya (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, Egypt, and Ethiopia. Likewise, Äm is the forename as well as the last name.