Kessama Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Kessama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kessama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo131:383,7779,863
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Kessama (351) may also be a first name.

Kessama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kessama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺴﺎﻡ) occurs more in The Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kessama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kessama are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 465,148th most frequent first name in the world, held by 351 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Congo, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 383,777. In The Congo it is most frequent in: Brazzaville Department, where 69 percent reside and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 31 percent reside. Without taking into account The Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Mauritania, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kessamat931/
Kessamma931/
Kesama92114/
Kassama863,808/
Kissama862,046/
Kesamma86160/
Kesamaa8685/
Kessema8628/
Keshama8615/
Kesiama8614/
Kesamai8614/
Kiesama866/
Ketsama865/
Kossama863/
Kessame862/
Kessoma862/
Kessami862/
Khesama862/
Kesamay861/
Kyssama861/
Keshamma80256/
Kossamha80117/
Ketsamma8013/
Kaissama808/
Keissami806/
Kassaïma805/
Kesiamma804/
Kassamma802/
Kassamai802/
Keesamma801/
Keshaama801/
Kossamma801/
Kessemah801/
Khessame801/
Kessaimi801/
Kassaima801/
Khessami801/
Kessamee801/
Kessouma801/
Keasaema801/
Kasama7717,173/
Kisama771,627/
Kosama7757/
Kesame7729/
Kesoma776/
Kesema773/
Cesama772/
Kesami772/
Kesamy771/
Khessouma758/
Keyshamma751/
Kashsamma751/
Keatsamai751/
Cassama7122,602/
Kashama719,193/
Kassoma713,222/
Kissami71662/
Kosamah71322/
Kasamma71194/
Chesama71183/
Kasamaj71107/
Kesoema7189/
Koesema7156/
Kesiame7156/
Kossoma7139/
Kesämaa7132/
Kasamah7126/
Kishama7126/
Kesamei7126/
Kossema7120/
Keshami7118/
Keshamo7116/
Kahsama7113/
Kasamai7112/
Kaisama7110/
Kassema718/
Kasamau718/
Kassamo718/
Khasama718/
Kesomaa717/
Kissamo716/
Kisiama716/
Khosama714/
Kissame714/
Kaesema714/
Kisamaa713/
Kosamma712/
Keshame711/
Ketsamo711/
Kasaama711/
Kisaama711/
Kisamma711/
Kishshamma711/
Kohsama711/
Quesama711/
Kasauma711/
Kiesamo711/
Kisamad711/
Kissoma711/
Koisama711/
Kysamah711/
Kosamay711/
Kosamha711/
Kaseama711/
Kesaimi711/
Khezama711/
Kasamha711/
Kissema711/
Quissama672,378/
Kashamma672,169/
Cessouma671,062/
Koesoema67728/
Kissaimo6754/
Kissamis6745/
Khasamah6724/
Kaysamma6720/
Kissouma6712/
Keshamod6710/
Kashamai676/
Khasamma675/
Koshamma674/
Khaisama674/
Kedsamee674/
Kassaimo673/
Kaasamma672/
Chissama672/
Kessemey672/
Chesamea672/
Kaisamma671/
Kasamhai671/
Kishamma671/
Cassamai671/
Chesamma671/
Ketchama671/
Kessemei671/
Kiessomo671/
Gkeisami671/
Ketsamee671/
Ketsamit671/
Kijsamai671/

Kessama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kessama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺴﺎﻡksam-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kessama
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis