Kersham Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Kersham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kersham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Kersham Last Name Facts

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

Kersham occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kersham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Kersham live; 56 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Kersham is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,936,144. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Sana'a Governorate, where 89 percent reside and Taiz Governorate, where 11 percent reside. Beside Yemen Kersham exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Kersham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kersham has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kersaham930/
Kersam926/
Kerschaum881/
Karsham866/
Qersham862/
Korsham861/
Kirsham861/
Khorsham8011/
Kirscham800/
Karsam77554/
Korsam77118/
Kirsam7754/
Kerzam772/
Khorshzam752/
Korshom71463/
Corsham7184/
Khorsam719/
Kharsam719/
Karshom715/
Kirscheaum712/
Chersam710/
Kircham710/
Chirsham6711/
Karshoom6711/
Kharshom674/
Qershoum672/
Kirsheim671/

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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 Kersham
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