Jessem Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jessem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jessem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa721:752,46852,376
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Jessem (81) may also be a first name.

Jessem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jessem occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jessem? popularity and diffusion

Jessem is the 2,136,387th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Jessem occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Jessem live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 81 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 752,468. In South Africa Jessem is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 93 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Excluding South Africa Jessem occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Jessem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jessem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jessem surname decreased 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jessem Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jessem earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning R 90,864 per year and in United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjessem92341/
Jesseem921/
Essem91178/
Jesem917/
Jessen8330,863/
Jessim8352/
Jeseem8328/
Hessem8310/
Jiesem839/
Jessom837/
Jessam833/
Jissem833/
Jeshem832/
Gessem832/
Esseim832/
Jessym831/
Esseam831/
Jeesem831/
Jeem801,150/
Esem80749/
Tjessheim8034/
Jessien7757/
Jessenk7745/
Jessone773/
Ijeseme773/
Djessam772/
Jeyssen771/
Jesheem771/
Gesseme771/
Yoessem771/
Chessem771/
Jeissom771/
Essen733,559/
Jesen73228/
Gesem73164/
Zesem73157/
Essim73144/
Jesim73127/
Sisem73104/
Jesam7396/
Jetem7394/
Eshem7382/
Esemm7376/
Sesem7350/
Yesem7350/
Esiem7314/
Jesom7313/
Jisem7310/
Hesem738/
Jesne736/
Eseim733/
Iesem733/
Jezem732/
Eseam731/
Ijeem731/
Jecem731/
Jeemn731/
Jessenne71112/
Jessogne7174/
Djessime7115/
Djessone711/
Yeshosem711/
Djisseam711/
Chesseme711/
Jesson673,061/
Jem671,426/
Gessen671,133/
Jesień67310/
Hissem67289/
Jessin67144/
Saisem67136/
Jettem67128/
Yessen67118/
Esseen67110/
Sessim67109/
Jensås6798/
Jesien6791/
Jeshim6756/
Seesem6735/
Sissem6731/
Gesiem6729/
Zessen6728/
Sessen6725/
Iessim6717/
Heesem6716/
Jehsen6716/
Iessen6714/
Esheim6714/
Jessan6713/
Jeshen6713/
Jesent6713/
Gessam6712/
Siesem6711/
Jesham6710/
Yessim6710/
Jetsen6710/
Seshem678/
Jeseng677/
Jiesen676/
Djehem676/
Jeasen675/
Esscen675/
Jezeem674/
Heshem674/
Jeetim674/
Jesenk674/
Jechem674/
Yessom674/
Jexsen673/
Jesane673/
Chesem673/
Esshim673/
Cessim673/
Jeesam673/
Gissem673/
Essaim672/
Eschem672/
Jissam672/
Jissen672/
Jeysen672/
Giesem672/
Hessim672/
Jaisem672/
Jissim672/
Heseme672/
Heisem672/
Jeesom672/
Heseem671/
Jessyn671/
Yeshem671/
Jeisen671/
Cessen671/
Jeasam671/
Jaysem671/
Jeshom671/
Esssen671/
Zessim671/
Geisem671/
Gijsem671/
Joisem671/
Hyssem671/
Jeesen671/
Jesime671/
Jiseem671/
Jéssen671/
Yeseem671/
Yeseme671/
Gescem671/
Jesimh671/
Soysem671/
Ajheem671/
Jeatem671/
Jehhem671/
Jeusen671/
Iessom670/
Gessom670/

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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
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  • 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 Jessem
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