Kersem Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kersem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kersem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kersem (53) may also be a first name.

Kersem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kersem occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kersem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Kersem reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 53 people.

It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 16,531,149. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Java, where 100 percent are found. Barring Indonesia it exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kershem920/
Kersheme860/
Korsem83186/
Karsem83146/
Kirsem8315/
Kersim8310/
Kerzem832/
Kercem831/
Qersem831/
Kergem831/
Korshem77154/
Karsiem777/
Kershim771/
Kirshem770/
Kharseem713/
Karsheem711/
Kirsheim711/
Karsim671,088/
Carsem67398/
Karsym67147/
Krezem675/
Korzem674/
Kirscheim671/
Karzem671/
Kerchheim671/
Korcem671/

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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 Kersem
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