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

The surname Dessam occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dessam? popularity and diffusion

Dessam is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Dessam live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held forename globally, held by 9 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Dessam is most numerous in: Florida, where 33 percent live, Massachusetts, where 33 percent live and Michigan, where 33 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 25 percent live.

Dessam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dessam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dessam surname decreased 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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