Pesam Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

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

Pesam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pesam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
India231:33,350,669396,143
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Pesam (95) may also be a first name.

Pesam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pesam is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pesam is the 1,994,173rd most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Pesam occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Pesam reside; 72 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 72 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 95 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 129,424. In Papua New Guinea Pesam is most common in: Madang, where 98 percent live and Enga, where 2 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peesam9190/
Pesham9115/
Pessam9110/
Petsam913/
Pesame911/
Phetsam832/
Petsaim831/
Pasam805,677/
Posam80895/
Pisam80204/
Pesan80199/
Pejam8018/
Pesom805/
Pesem805/
Pecam804/
Pezam801/
Pysam800/
Pasham7319,899/
Posham732,318/
Pesant731,738/
Pisham73547/
Pessan73290/
Passam73243/
Paasam73201/
Petsom73177/
Pesang73139/
Peshan73125/
Pesian73116/
Pesane7378/
Petsan7341/
Pescan7333/
Peisan7329/
Possam7327/
Pezham7325/
Paisam7321/
Pejham7319/
Peycam7319/
Pecham7318/
Phesan7316/
Peysan7315/
Pessem7310/
Pasaam737/
Phasam736/
Peyjam735/
Peasan732/
Peusan732/
Peijam732/
Pesain732/
Posaim731/
Posamm731/
Pasahm731/
Paseam731/
Peesem731/
Pejamn731/
Paysam731/
Peesan731/
Pisame731/
Piesan731/
Pesand731/
Pisamg731/
Piesom731/
Pihsam731/
Pesomm731/
Paesom731/
Pesean730/
Peshom730/
Peshang671,679/
Peshane671,082/
Pishgam67898/
Petsang67318/
Peasant67263/
Pyssame67255/
Peacham67249/
Phetsom67123/
Phesane67112/
Pessant67111/
Petsain67110/
Paasham67103/
Phetsan6766/
Pessane6754/
Peiszan6731/
Peishan6729/
Petsane6726/
Peysang6716/
Pasaham6714/
Pessang6711/
Peasand6710/
Paysham678/
Phasham677/
Phoesom677/
Peschan676/
Poshamm675/
Petcham675/
Petsean675/
Petsoom675/
Phesant674/
Pechham674/
Peshome674/
Pisaham674/
Pechaim674/
Peitsan672/
Pascham672/
Paissam672/
Pesoume672/
Pescaan672/
Peshand672/
Peeshan672/
Phaisam672/
Pashamm671/
Pashaym671/
Peisang671/
Pettsan671/
Peshant671/
Pessand671/
Phisham671/
Paisham671/
Pissame671/
Passamm671/
Passham671/
Pashzam671/
Peyshan671/
Peyszan671/
Pehsand671/
Peisant671/
Pedsaan671/
Pessain671/
Pessoum671/
Pishamt671/
Pishsam671/
Poshamh671/
Pezhamn671/
Pezhham671/
Peushan671/
Pexshan671/
Petshom671/
Pethsom671/
Paiszam671/
Paeshom671/
Paesoom671/
Pedsang671/
Peasang671/
Peatsom671/
Possham670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pesam
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