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 last name Kesam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺴﺎﻡ, Hindi: केसम, Marathi: कॅसम, Oriya: େକସମ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kesam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 525,029th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kesam live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kesam is also the 217,858th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 1,304 people.
The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 596 people, or 1 in 1,287,022. In India Kesam is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 95 percent reside, Telangana, where 2 percent reside and Gujarat, where 1 percent reside. Not including India this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.
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 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kesam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis