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

The last name Kesem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢ, Hindi: केसेम) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,380,086th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname Kesem is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Kesem are found; 36 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kesem is also the 260,092nd most widely held first name globally, borne by 962 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 796,205. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Baringo County, where 98 percent live and Nakuru County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 30 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

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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