Chesum Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chesum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chesum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4971:92,9178,312
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Chesum (25) may also be a first name.

Chesum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chesum (Tibetan: ཆོས་གསུམ།) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chesum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 616,129th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chesum live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chesum is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 497 people, or 1 in 92,917. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 34 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 23 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside. Other than Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Chesum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chessum92591/
Cheesum921/
Chesium921/
Hesum9195/
Cesum911/
Cheeseum860/
Chisum832,528/
Chezum8386/
Chesun8350/
Heisum836/
Chosum835/
Khesum831/
Chasum831/
Chejum831/
Chesom831/
Cesium831/
Ceisum830/
Cheshun77532/
Cheezum77266/
Chessun7749/
Chissum7712/
Chessom776/
Chhosum775/
Kheshum775/
Khiesum775/
Chisoum774/
Chishum773/
Chitsum772/
Chechum772/
Cheesom772/
Chiseum771/
Chisuim771/
Chisume771/
Sheshum771/
Cheshom771/
Chiosum771/
Hicheum771/
Chiesom771/
Chassum770/
Schisum770/
Hexum73370/
Hesom73233/
Sesum73109/
Kesum7397/
Hesun7355/
Gesum7312/
Jesum738/
Hisum737/
Cisum732/
Cesom732/
Cheshuin71612/
Cheychum7119/
Tchezoum7117/
Cheshuyn7112/
Chezoume715/
Cheichum715/
Chisaume714/
Sheeshum712/
Chisumhe711/
Schissum711/
Cheasung711/
Chetchum711/
Chechoum711/
Cheissom711/
Chesshun710/
Chesunth710/
Chisom671,738/
Sichum671,723/
Chezom671,275/
Gessum67582/
Hessun67459/
Heesom67432/
Sessum67414/
Hesoun67246/
Hessom67130/
Chizum67128/
Heisun6765/
Herzum6763/
Cheson6761/
Jessum6734/
Tchetchum6725/
Hetsun6724/
Seisum6719/
Haysum6717/
Heasom6713/
Heesun6712/
Chisun678/
Kessum678/
Sescum677/
Shesom677/
Khisum675/
Scisum675/
Heshun675/
Kesume675/
Haisum675/
Chozum674/
Cesuin673/
Gesoum673/
Seesum673/
Seasum672/
Schessune672/
Chesunova671/
Khejum671/
Khesun671/
Cessun671/
Hesaun671/
Hissum671/
Seshum671/
Tsesum671/
Sesoum671/
Tchissoum671/
Cesiun671/
Chejun671/
Kesoum671/
Sesume671/
Cescun671/
Chouysoum671/
Hishum671/
Kesium671/
Cessom670/
Sesium670/
Shesun670/
Heisom670/
Ceezum670/

Chesum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chesum in the Tibetan language
ཆོས་གསུམ།chösum-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chesum
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