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 most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kesem.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,380,086th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. Kesem is mostly 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 frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 962 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 796,205. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Baringo County, where 98 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 30 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

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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