Jesam Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Chile

Jesam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jesam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Chile261:677,55715,745
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Jesam (1,796) may also be a first name.

Jesam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jesam (Hindi: जेसम, Marathi: जेसम, Oriya: େଜସମ) is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jesam.

How Common Is The Last Name Jesam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Jesam live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 180,387th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 1,796 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Jesam is most numerous in: Cross River, where 68 percent reside, Rivers, where 16 percent reside and Enugu, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 27 percent reside and Pakistan, where 26 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jesham9110/
Jessam913/
Jeesam913/
Jeasam911/
Jesame911/
Esam8950,917/
Djessam832/
Jessame831/
Jeesham831/
Essam80216,780/
Hesam802,046/
Esaam801,649/
Sesam801,176/
Esham801,013/
Jesan80472/
Jisam8064/
Gesam8055/
Yesam8033/
Jejam8014/
Jesom8013/
Iesam8012/
Jesem807/
Cesam806/
Esgam804/
Esamm804/
Eseam801/
Jecam801/
Esaim801/
Zesam801/
Ejsam801/
Jezam801/
Jessaume7737/
Hesham73129,451/
Jesang736,039/
Hessam733,562/
Sesham731,909/
Jeshan73403/
Seesam73168/
Yesham73166/
Ijisam73161/
Jessem7378/
Chesam7365/
Yesame7340/
Jisham7338/
Jeesan7335/
Jeseem7328/
Jaisam7328/
Jehsan7322/
Hjesan7320/
Jessan7313/
Jeysan7312/
Gessam7312/
Geisam7311/
Sessam7310/
Jiesem739/
Yetsam738/
Gesham738/
Jessom737/
Djisam737/
Jisame735/
Jesome735/
Esssam735/
Sesamm734/
Jesain734/
Gesame734/
Hesiam734/
Es'sam734/
Jesane733/
Heesam733/
Jidsam733/
Essaim732/
Jissam732/
Khesam732/
Hesaam732/
Joisam732/
Djezam732/
Jesian732/
Jeesom732/
Jeezam731/
Jeizam731/
Jejjam731/
Jaysam731/
Hesahm731/
Heisam731/
Jesahn731/
Ieesam731/
Iesham731/
Esseam731/
Yesamm731/
Yeszam731/
Siesam731/
Seasam731/
Sehsam731/
Jeshom731/
Hojsam731/
Jeesem731/
Jescan731/
Jeusan731/
Jhezam731/
Jhisam731/
Zesham731/
Hesaim731/
Heszam731/
Ijesan731/
Jezaam731/
Eaisam731/
Essaam731/
Essamm731/
Jeasan731/
Jeejam731/
Hiesam731/
Jesank730/
Esan6718,426/
Jessome671,333/
Djessan671,273/
Esom671,112/
Chesham67441/
Jeeshan67267/
Heshame67186/
Ezam67169/
Heasham67122/
Khessam67102/
Djezzam6780/
Heysham6774/
Heisham6715/
Seasham6713/
Heesham679/
Jessand679/
Hescham678/
Jeshang677/
Heshaam677/
Djezame677/
Heissam676/
Zeesham676/
Jeschan676/
Jaisham675/
Djissam675/
Heshamt674/
Hiesham674/
Joyjeam674/
Jezhsan673/
Jetshan672/
Seshamm672/
Jieshan672/
Jaysham672/
Hessame672/
Djedjam672/
Chessam671/
Jyosham671/
Jeesaan671/
Jisaham671/
Jesseem671/
Gessame671/
Giesham671/
Khesham671/
Ehesham671/
Chesame671/
Hessaim671/
Jesuome671/
Seaseam671/
Eszaham671/
Djeisom671/
Jaiseam671/
Jehsang671/
Jeissom671/
Jeesang671/
Jitseam671/
Jitjeam671/
Heshamh671/
Heshham671/
Hessaam671/
Hessham670/
Geisham670/
Cheesam670/
Jetcham670/
Gessham670/
Esshaam670/

Jesam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jesam in the Hindi language
जेसमjesama-
Jesam in the Marathi language
जेसमjesama91.67
जैसमjaisama8.33
Jesam in the Oriya language
େଜସମejasama50
େଜସାମejasama25
େଜସମ୍ejasam25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jesam
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