Kesum Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kesum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kesum (228) may also be a first name.

Kesum Last Name Facts

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

Kesum (Marathi: केसुम) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kesum.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesum? popularity and diffusion

Kesum is the 1,882,912th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Kesum reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 594,918th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 228 people.

It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 3,075,563. In Indonesia Kesum is most common in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 72 percent reside and Jambi, where 28 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kessum918/
Kesume915/
Kesium911/
Koesum911/
Kesoum911/
Khesum911/
Kessoum83446/
Kheshum835/
Khiesum835/
Keshoum834/
Ketshum832/
Kasum805,155/
Kosum80883/
Kisum80195/
Kesom8057/
Kejum8046/
Kezum803/
Kösum801/
Cesum801/
Kassum73665/
Chesum73500/
Keesom73212/
Kaisum73119/
Kossum7326/
Koisum7317/
Kuisum7316/
Keshom7315/
Kessom7314/
Kisaum7313/
Keisom7311/
Kashum7310/
Ketcum738/
Kaseum737/
Kerzum736/
Khisum735/
Kiesom734/
Kisoum733/
Kishum733/
Koshum733/
Kissum732/
Kezoum731/
Kezume731/
Khosum731/
Keysom731/
Kosoum731/
Khasum731/
Khejum731/
Kaysum731/
Kyosum731/
Ceisum730/
Kissoum672,664/
Chessum67591/
Kaysoum6747/
Khashum6722/
Kaisoum6721/
Khaisum6712/
Kasseum679/
Khishum677/
Kaishum676/
Koysume673/
Koisume672/
Kheysom672/
Kedjoum671/
Kashuim671/
Kassuim671/
Kethcum671/
Kheesom671/
Keejjum671/
Kaasoum671/
Keyssom671/
Kedchum671/
Cheesum671/

Kesum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesum in the Marathi language
केसुमkesuma-

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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 Kesum
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