Dessam Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Dessam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dessam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dessam (9) may also be a first name.

Dessam Last Name Facts

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

Dessam is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Dessam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dessam? popularity and diffusion

Dessam is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Dessam live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dessam is also the 3,941,740th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 9 people.

Dessam is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Dessam is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 33 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 33 percent are found and Michigan, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 25 percent are found.

Dessam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dessam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dessame924/
Dessham921/
Desam91726/
Dessaume861/
Desham831,657/
Dessan83159/
Dissam83126/
Desame8372/
Desaim8365/
Dessem8350/
Dassam8347/
Desiam8330/
Dossam8313/
Desgam8310/
Dhesam838/
Deesam836/
Diesam831/
Deusam831/
Deisam831/
Deasam831/
Dessom831/
Dehsam831/
Desjam831/
De'sam831/
Desseaume808/
Dessain77691/
Deussom77182/
Dessant7796/
Dessane7767/
Dhesham7748/
Daissam7722/
Dessang7720/
Desaime7713/
Deissan7712/
Dissame7710/
Deesham779/
Deshamm775/
Dassham773/
Descham772/
Dehsham772/
Deysham771/
Deshaum771/
Deshame771/
Dasssam771/
Dessome771/
Dessoum771/
Deussan771/
Diessan771/
Deissem771/
Desaham770/
Deisham770/
Dasam734,660/
Desan73676/
Desem73299/
Disam73169/
Dezam7396/
Dysam7331/
Desom7328/
Dosam7327/
Dexam731/
Djsam731/
Dessaint713,279/
Dessagne71569/
Dessomme71152/
Dessaune71126/
Desaisim7110/
Deshamne714/
Deshamkh712/
Dessainc711/
Dessoume711/
Deussoum711/
Desaimeh711/
Diessoum711/
Dessaunt710/
Deshan672,964/
Desson671,129/
Dessaigne67528/
Dasaim67437/
Dasham67432/
Deesom67379/
Desain67340/
Deusan67248/
Dessen67234/
Desane67231/
Deschaume67195/
Deesan67121/
Dissem67117/
Deisan67105/
Desant6775/
Daasam6773/
Dehsan6750/
Desome6745/
Dasaam6741/
Decham6741/
Detsan6736/
Detsom6731/
Desand6730/
Dissan6730/
Desean6728/
Deisem6726/
Daisam6721/
Dhasam6720/
Desian6716/
Dassom6715/
Disame6715/
Dedsan6713/
Dosham6712/
Deysan6710/
Dasamm678/
Dossom678/
Deissaint676/
Desann675/
Dhosam674/
Dezsan674/
Deasan673/
Disham673/
Deysom673/
Deschaime672/
Desang672/
Daysam672/
Diesan672/
Disamn671/
Dezaim671/
Desanc671/
Desaun671/
Desayn671/
Desomm671/
Dhesan671/
Deusom671/
Desanı671/
Deysem671/
Deyssaint671/
Disamh671/
Daseam671/
Disaim671/
Deisom670/
Deasom670/
Dezeam670/
Dexham670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dessam
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