Kesem Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Israel

Kesem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya581:796,20531,724
Israel481:178,28417,874
India231:33,350,669396,143
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kesem (962) may also be a first name.

Kesem Last Name Facts

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

Kesem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢ, Hindi: केसेम) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,380,086th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname Kesem is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Kesem live; 36 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 260,092nd most widespread given name globally, borne by 962 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 796,205. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Baringo County, where 98 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Kenya Kesem is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 30 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Kesem Last Name Statistics demography

Kesem earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.05% less than the national average, earning $45,187 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kessem91551/
Keseem9119/
Keesem9115/
Koesem915/
Kedsem914/
Keshem913/
Kaesem912/
Kesiem911/
Keseme911/
Ketshem8369/
Kesieme8334/
Ketszem834/
Ketseme833/
Kesseme832/
Kesheem831/
Keeshem830/
Kasem8063,907/
Kösem807,300/
Kesim805,187/
Kosem801,234/
Kejem8076/
Kisem8071/
Kegem8040/
Kezem8031/
Kecem802/
Qesem801/
Khetshem771/
Kassem7383,702/
Kazeem7364,038/
Kashem7360,691/
Kaseem734,581/
Kiseme731,991/
Kesime73397/
Kozeem73166/
Kasiem73156/
Kaisem7380/
Khasem7377/
Keshim7375/
Kezeem7366/
Koseem7341/
Keczem7334/
Kaseim7332/
Koshem7323/
Kahsem7316/
Kessim7316/
Kissem7313/
Kohsem7313/
Kiseem7313/
Keziem7311/
Kasemm7311/
Ketcem738/
Kaseam737/
Kaseum737/
Khosem735/
Kedjem735/
Kesyom734/
Kasehm733/
Keecem733/
Chesem733/
Kezzem733/
Keasim733/
Kossem733/
Kyosem733/
Khesim732/
Kerzem732/
Kaasem731/
Kisemh731/
Kyseim731/
Hkasem731/
Keazem731/
Keegim731/
Kaezem731/
Kezeme731/
Kisiem731/
Quesem731/
Qeseem731/
Kishem731/
Kosiem731/
Koesim731/
Ketsim731/
Khaseem67936/
Kasheem67615/
Kisseme67420/
Kassiem67165/
Khashem6748/
Kosseim6743/
Kisieme6741/
Kazzeem6720/
Kasseem6717/
Khazeem6714/
Kaazeem6711/
Kasseum679/
Kaaseem678/
Kissiem677/
Kehecem676/
Khassem676/
Kasseim675/
Kaizeem675/
Kazheem675/
Kethcem673/
Kashiem673/
Kozheem673/
Khetsim673/
Kisheme673/
Kazeemm672/
Kasseam672/
Keazeem672/
Keshime672/
Kuissem672/
Kahshem671/
Kisdcem671/
Queasem671/
Kajzeem671/
Kosheem671/
Keishim671/
Kazeehm671/
Kessime671/
Kashemm671/
Qkassem671/
Gketsim671/
Khossem671/
Koissem671/
Chessem671/
Keassim671/
Kasssem671/
Cheszem670/
Cheasem670/
Cheesem670/

Kesem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢalqasm-
Kesem in the Hindi language
केसेमkesema-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kesem
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