Esm Surname

309,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Esm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Esm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Iran1411:544,55731,350
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

Esm (636) may also be a first name.

Esm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Esm (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻢ, Hindi: एस्म, Russian: Есмь) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Esm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Esm? popularity and diffusion

Esm is the 309,763rd most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,988,123 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Esm are found; 66 percent are found in North Africa and 55 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Esm is also the 329,982nd most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 636 people.

The last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 671 people, or 1 in 137,013. Aside from Egypt it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent are found and Iran, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esme86384/
Esmt86184/
Essm86124/
Eism8615/
Gesm868/
Easm866/
Hesm865/
Jesm865/
Escm863/
Eshm862/
Eesm862/
Eusm861/
Aesm861/
Yesm861/
Etsm861/
Esmd861/
Esmh861/
Eszm861/
Exsm861/
Em8052,149/
Jesme75185/
Heshm7564/
Hesme7523/
Eassm759/
Jeshm756/
Essme756/
Eshme755/
Yesme755/
Heesm753/
Aeshm753/
Edsme752/
Eeshm751/
Yeszm751/
Jeesm751/
Eesme751/
Geism751/
Eashm751/
Gem67100,976/
Hem6754,781/
Eme6711,998/
Ehm672,370/
Asm671,807/
Emm671,652/
Eem671,585/
Eum67838/
Iem67727/
Eim67465/
Eam67350/
Ism67307/
Osm67167/
Etm6775/
Emt6773/
Emd6739/
Ejm6737/
Emh6726/
Eym6717/
Jsm6714/
Ezm678/
Exm676/
Ecm676/
Heshme674/
Heshmt674/
Ysm673/
Heisme672/
Heasme671/
Heeshm671/
Eschme671/
E'M671/
Yeshme671/
Eishme671/
Esmova671/

Esm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Esm in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻢsm-
Esm in the Hindi language
एस्मesma-
Esm in the Russian language
Есмьesm-

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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 Esm
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