Family name Етем (Etem 
, Етем 
, Yetem 
) , across the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Етем is habitual in North Macedonia, where it is quite a rare surname, Bulgaria, and Cameroon, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Nigeria, Turkey, and Cameroon. More prevalently, Етем is the forename as well as the last name.