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 is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kersham.

How Common Is The Last Name Kersham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Kersham reside; 56 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Kersham is most widely held in Yemen, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,936,144. In Yemen it is most common in: Sana'a Governorate, where 89 percent live and Taiz Governorate, where 11 percent live. Not including Yemen it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Kersham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kersham has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Kersham surname decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 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
  • 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 Kersham
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