Dessum Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Dessum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dessum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France221:3,019,215204,848
United States141:25,889,924709,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Dessum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dessum is most common in France. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dessum.

How Common Is The Last Name Dessum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dessum is the 3,274,477th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Dessum is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Dessum are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most common in France, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 3,019,215. In France it is most frequent in: Occitanie, where 95 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account France Dessum occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent reside.

Dessum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dessum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dessum last name decreased 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dessum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dessum last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Dessum earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dessoum921/
Desum9110/
Diessoum861/
Deussoum861/
Dessoume861/
Dessaume861/
Dassum83305/
Deesum8353/
Desume837/
Doesum835/
Deasum835/
Deshum831/
Dessom831/
Dessun831/
Dossum830/
D'Easum777/
Dessoun771/
Deshaum771/
Dissoum771/
Desuime771/
Dasum73362/
Disum73101/
Desun7341/
Desom7328/
Dezum7311/
Dosum736/
Deishoum71270/
Dessaune71126/
Deshumkh7129/
Dessoune711/
Desseune711/
Dessaunt710/
Desson671,129/
Deesom67379/
Deschaume67195/
Deisun6744/
Doshum6739/
Disume6737/
Deshun6717/
Deixum6717/
Desuun6713/
Desiun677/
Dashum675/
Dejsun673/
Deysom673/
Dishum673/
Deesun672/
Dechum672/
Dasuim671/
Dasumh671/
Dahsum671/
Desomm671/
Desaun671/
Desuin671/
Desune671/
Desoun671/
Deysun671/
Deasom670/
Deisom670/

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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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  • 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 Dessum
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