Dessem Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dessem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dessem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Dessem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dessem occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dessem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Dessem reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 57 percent reside, Missouri, where 14 percent reside and Tennessee, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 24 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Dessem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dessem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dessem surname grew 463 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dessem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dessem last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dessem earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 84.09% more than the national average, earning $79,433 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diessem921/
Dessiem921/
Deissem921/
Desem91299/
Dessemme8629/
Dessen83234/
Dissem83117/
Diesem8357/
Deisem8326/
Deseme8313/
Dossem8311/
Deshem839/
Dassem835/
Dessam834/
Dessim832/
Dessom831/
Deysem831/
Deussen77653/
Dessent77587/
Dessane7767/
Diessen7750/
Daissem7723/
Dessime7717/
Desheim779/
Dessone773/
Dessien772/
Dessham771/
Desheem771/
Deissen771/
Dohssem771/
Disseme771/
Disssem771/
Daassem771/
Detseme771/
Deshiem771/
Desseng771/
Dessoum771/
Dessenn771/
Daïssem771/
Deessen771/
Dessehn770/
Dhessen770/
Desam73726/
Dasem73468/
Dezem73403/
Desen73292/
Disem73132/
Desne73120/
Desim73115/
Desom7328/
Dosem7319/
Decem736/
Detem734/
Deseń732/
Dessenne71707/
Dessagne71569/
Dessaune71126/
Deussien716/
Dessogne714/
Descheme711/
Deisheim711/
Dessoune711/
Deessaen711/
Desheime710/
Desham671,657/
Dessin671,192/
Detsen671,146/
Desson671,129/
Diesen67807/
Dissen67393/
Deesom67379/
Desane67231/
Deisen67206/
Deshen67195/
Dessan67159/
Dissam67126/
Dessingue67122/
Deusen6796/
Desaim6765/
Dasiem6753/
Desuen6752/
Dashem6751/
Desent6743/
Deasen6739/
Deesen6738/
Desien6735/
Deseng6735/
Dossim6732/
Detsom6731/
Deysen6723/
Deetim6723/
Dechem6718/
Dassim6713/
Dessyn6711/
Desime6711/
Dhesam678/
Deezim678/
Deesam676/
Djehem676/
Desone676/
Dyssen675/
Daseem674/
Hdasem674/
Deysom673/
Dexsen672/
Deusim672/
Dissim672/
Döseme672/
Diecem671/
Desend671/
Desgne671/
Deisam671/
Deisne671/
Deasam671/
Desenn671/
Dehsam671/
Deasim671/
De'sam671/
Daseam671/
Diseme671/
Dejsen671/
Daysem671/
Daïsem671/
Deisom670/
Deasom670/
Dezeam670/
Daisem670/

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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 Dessem
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