Desam Surname

464,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Desam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6411:1,196,67048,078
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Desam (235) may also be a first name.

Desam Last Name Facts

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

Desam (Hindi: देसम, Marathi: देसम, Tibetan: གྲེ་བཟམ།) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 464,191st most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,037,942 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Desam are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Desam is also the 584,346th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 235 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 641 people, or 1 in 1,196,670. In India Desam is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 87 percent are found, Telangana, where 9 percent are found and Gujarat, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 5 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.

Desam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Desam has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Desam last name fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Desam Last Name Statistics demography

Desam earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desham911,657/
Desame9172/
Desaim9165/
Desiam9130/
Desgam9110/
Dhesam918/
Deesam916/
Dessam914/
Diesam911/
Deusam911/
Deisam911/
Deasam911/
Dehsam911/
Desjam911/
Descam911/
De'sam911/
Dhesham8348/
Desaime8313/
Deesham839/
Deshamm835/
Dessame834/
Descham832/
Dehsham832/
Dessham831/
Deysham831/
Deshaum831/
Deshame831/
Desaham830/
Deisham830/
Dasam804,660/
Desan80676/
Desem80299/
Disam80169/
Decam80129/
Dezam8096/
Dejam8040/
Dysam8031/
Desom8028/
Dosam8027/
Dexam801/
Djsam801/
Desaisim7710/
Deshamne774/
Deshamkh772/
Dessaume771/
Desaimeh771/
Deshan732,964/
Dasaim73437/
Dasham73432/
Deesom73379/
Desain73340/
Descan73277/
Deusan73248/
Desane73231/
Dessan73159/
Dissam73126/
Deesan73121/
Deisan73105/
Dezham7387/
Desant7375/
Daasam7373/
Dessem7350/
Dehsan7350/
Dassam7347/
Desome7345/
Dasaam7341/
Decham7341/
Detsan7336/
Detsom7331/
Desand7330/
Desean7328/
Deisem7326/
Daisam7321/
Dhasam7320/
Deejam7318/
Desian7316/
Disame7315/
Dossam7313/
Dedsan7313/
Dosham7312/
Deysan7310/
Dasamm738/
Desann735/
Dhosam734/
Dezsan734/
Dejaum734/
Deasan733/
Disham733/
Deysom733/
Dezgam733/
Desang732/
Daysam732/
Diesan732/
Disamn731/
Dezaim731/
Dezame731/
Desanc731/
Desaun731/
Desayn731/
Desomm731/
Descom731/
Dessom731/
Dhesan731/
Dedjam731/
Deusom731/
Desanı731/
Deysem731/
Disamh731/
Daseam731/
Disaim731/
Dejaim731/
Decamm730/
Deisom730/
Deasom730/
Dezeam730/
Dexham730/
Deschaume71195/
Desseaume718/
Deschaime712/
Deshane671,027/
Desaint67883/
Dessain67691/
Desjean67328/
Deussom67182/
Dessant6796/
Desgain6791/
Dezhgam6786/
Dessane6767/
Deschan6761/
Detsane6759/
Desaine6754/
Deecham6751/
Deshaan6747/
Deshang6740/
Detcham6732/
Deshaun6731/
Ditsame6728/
Desscan6726/
Dechame6723/
Daissam6722/
Dessang6720/
Dejamme6719/
Dejaham6713/
Deissan6712/
Dahasam6711/
Detsang6711/
Dissame6710/
Desheim679/
Deesang678/
Deshome677/
Deytsan676/
Deesean676/
Deshain674/
Deshant674/
Deisanh674/
Desanne674/
Dhaasam673/
Dassham673/
Dhisamh673/
Desomme673/
Daisham672/
Dasaham672/
Desiome672/
Dahsham672/
Dieshan672/
Hdeesan672/
Dishamn671/
Deschom671/
Deshomm671/
Dehsane671/
Deacham671/
Deajjam671/
Daysham671/
Dashamm671/
Thdasam671/
Dasssam671/
Deascan671/
Dedjame671/
Deshgan671/
Dessome671/
Dessoum671/
Deussan671/
Diessan671/
Descean671/
Dheesan671/
Deusean671/
Discham671/
Dejcham671/
Deissem671/
Dechaim671/
Dechaum671/
Dedsang671/
Deshann670/
Deshean670/
Dascham670/
Deasant670/
Deishan670/
Deashan670/
Desaunt670/
Deeshan670/

Desam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Desam in the Tibetan language
གྲེ་བཟམ།drézam-
Desam in the Hindi language
देसमdesama-
Desam in the Marathi language
देसमdesama57.14
देसमाधूdesamadhu28.57
डेन्समनdensamana14.29

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Footnotes

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