Kessim Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kessim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kessim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kessim (13) may also be a first name.

Kessim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kessim is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kessim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kessim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Kessim is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kessim live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kessim is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Kessim is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kessime921/
Keassim921/
Kesim915,187/
Kassim83155,609/
Kessem83551/
Kesime83397/
Keshim8375/
Kissim8334/
Kossim8318/
Cessim833/
Keasim833/
Khesim832/
Kesiem831/
Koesim831/
Ketsim831/
Khassim773,855/
Kassiem77165/
Kosseim7743/
Kesieme7734/
Kassaim7717/
Kasshim7711/
Kissime779/
Kasssim779/
Kissiem777/
Kasseim775/
Kazssim775/
Khetsim773/
Kassimm773/
Kesseme772/
Kaissim772/
Keshime772/
Chessim771/
Kassuim771/
Keishim771/
Quessim771/
Kossaim771/
Gketsim771/
Kasim73228,611/
Kosim7324,350/
Cesim73454/
Kesem73159/
Kisim73132/
Kecim7337/
Keçim731/
Kesimova7137/
Khosseim711/
Kaissiem711/
Kahassim711/
Kissimme710/
Kassem6783,702/
Cassim6731,046/
Kashim6711,510/
Khasim679,747/
Qassim679,110/
Khosim672,099/
Qeshim67221/
Kaysim67186/
Kasiem67156/
Kaasim6783/
Koshim6774/
Hkasim6747/
Kaseim6732/
Kishim6723/
Keseem6719/
Hkosim6716/
Kasimm6715/
Keesem6715/
Kasaim6715/
Kyosim6714/
Kohsim6713/
Kissem6713/
Khisim6712/
Kkasim6712/
Kaisim6712/
Kahsim679/
Kasimh679/
Chesim679/
Kisime678/
Quesim676/
Koesem675/
Khezim675/
Qossim674/
Kuysim674/
Kesyom674/
Kedsem674/
Keshem673/
Kasihm673/
Qeusim673/
Kossem673/
Kissimova673/
Cossim672/
Kaesem672/
Kosaim672/
Keucim671/
Qkasim671/
Kyseim671/
Ceshim671/
Keseme671/
Kajsim671/
Kisiem671/
Qissim671/
Kassimowa671/
Kezaim671/
Caesim671/
Kosiem671/
Cissim670/

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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
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  • 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 Kessim
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