Kessem Surname
Approximately 551 people bear this surname
Kessem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Kessem (42) may also be a first name.
Kessem Demographics
Average Kessem Salary in
United States
$42,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kessem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kessem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kessem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺴﻢ) is carried by more people in Togo than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kessem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 572,152nd most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kessem reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kessem is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name internationally, held by 42 people.
The last name is most widespread in Togo, where it is carried by 525 people, or 1 in 13,805. Outside of Togo this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Kessem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kessem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kessem surname rose 170 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kessem Last Name Statistics demography
Kessem earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kessem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kessem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺴﻢ | ksm | - |
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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
- 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 Kessem
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