Kesam Surname
Approximately 618 people bear this surname
Kesam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 596 | 1:1,287,022 | 50,676 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kesam (1,304) may also be a first name.
Kesam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kesam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kesam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺴﺎﻡ, Hindi: केसम, Marathi: कॅसम, Oriya: େକସମ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kesam.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesam? popularity and diffusion
Kesam is the 525,029th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. Kesam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kesam reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kesam is also the 217,858th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 1,304 people.
The last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 596 people, or 1 in 1,287,022. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 95 percent are found, Telangana, where 2 percent are found and Gujarat, where 1 percent are found. Besides India it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kesam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kesam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺴﺎﻡ | ksam | - |
| Kesam in the Hindi language | ||
| केसम | kesama | 76.47 |
| केसमा | kesama | 11.76 |
| केसं | kesam | 5.88 |
| केसाम | kesama | 5.88 |
| Kesam in the Oriya language | ||
| େକସମ | ekasama | 66.67 |
| େକଶାମ | ekasama | 33.33 |
| Kesam in the Marathi language | ||
| कॅसम | kesama | 66.67 |
| केसम | kesama | 33.33 |
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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 Kesam
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