Nessom Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nessom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nessom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Nessom Last Name Facts

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

Nessom occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nessom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Nessom reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Nessom is most common in: Centre Region, where 25 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 25 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 25 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Nessom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nessom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nessom surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nessoum929/
Nessome921/
Neissom921/
Neessom920/
Nesom91424/
Neissoum866/
Neassoum861/
Neyssoum861/
Nessem832,605/
Nesson83589/
Neesom83117/
Neasom8340/
Neusom8318/
Nissom8318/
Nesome8316/
Nassom8310/
Nessam835/
Nessum834/
Ngesom834/
Nossom834/
Netsom831/
Naesom830/
Nesseem77338/
Neisson7732/
Neesome7719/
Nessoun7710/
Gnesson773/
Niesson772/
Gnissom772/
Nessong772/
Neassem772/
Naissom772/
Nessame771/
Nedsson771/
Nissome771/
Gnessam771/
Naassom771/
Neesson770/
Neasson770/
Nasom73955/
Neson73559/
Nesem73441/
Nysom73251/
Nesam73228/
Nisom7376/
Nesum7321/
Nosom737/
Nezom734/
Naissoum7116/
Ngnessam7114/
Ngaissom7112/
Nayssoum711/
Nessoune711/
Gnessoin711/
Gnessong711/
Neydsson711/
Neeson673,778/
Nassam672,898/
Nedson671,592/
Nossam671,525/
Nessen67800/
Neason67596/
Nisson67594/
Neseem67586/
Neesam67451/
Nissam67313/
Nesham67243/
Nessan67238/
Nissem67217/
Nejsum67208/
Neison67192/
Nissum67159/
Nnasom67127/
Netson67125/
Ngisom67115/
Nieson67113/
Nessonova67105/
Nasoim6743/
Neyzom6733/
Nexson6729/
Noisom6728/
Nesiem6725/
Naisom6725/
Neyson6714/
Nehson6714/
Nysson6713/
Nessén6713/
Nisome6713/
Nashom6710/
Neyssoune677/
Neasam675/
Nasoom675/
Neshon674/
Nesone673/
Nyssem672/
Neysam672/
Neusum672/
Nneson672/
Nässon672/
Nyshom671/
Nezson671/
Nesaam671/
Neshum671/
Nesond671/
Nesyon671/
Nasiom671/
Nayssoume671/
Neissoune671/
Nesame671/
Nesiam671/
Neasem671/
Neusam670/
Nesion670/

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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 Nessom
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