Pessam Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Pessam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pessam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Pessam Last Name Facts

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

Pessam occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Pessam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pessam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Pessam is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Pessam live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil Pessam is primarily concentrated in: Paraná, where 40 percent live, São Paulo, where 40 percent live and Goiás, where 20 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 40 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pesam9188/
Pessan83290/
Passam83243/
Peesam8390/
Possam8327/
Pesham8315/
Pessem8310/
Petsam833/
Pesame831/
Pyssame77255/
Pessant77111/
Pessane7754/
Pessang7711/
Phetsam772/
Paissam772/
Pishsam771/
Pessoum771/
Pessain771/
Passham771/
Passamm771/
Pissame771/
Petsaim771/
Pessand771/
Possham770/
Pasam735,677/
Posam73895/
Pisam73204/
Pesan73199/
Pesom735/
Pesem735/
Pezam731/
Pysam730/
Pessoume7129/
Pessaint715/
Pessaune711/
Pissaham711/
Phessang711/
Poissamt711/
Pasham6719,899/
Posham672,318/
Pesant671,738/
Pesson671,037/
Pisham67547/
Paasam67201/
Petsom67177/
Pesang67139/
Peshan67125/
Pesian67116/
Pesane6778/
Pessen6744/
Petsan6741/
Peisan6729/
Paisam6721/
Pecham6718/
Phesan6716/
Peysan6715/
Possom6713/
Pissan6712/
Pasaam677/
Phasam676/
Pissom673/
Pesain672/
Peasan672/
Peusan672/
Paesom671/
Pesand671/
Pesomm671/
Posaim671/
Posamm671/
Pasahm671/
Paseam671/
Peesem671/
Paysam671/
Pihsam671/
Piesom671/
Peesan671/
Pisamg671/
Passom671/
Pisame671/
Piesan671/
Pessonova671/
Pesean670/
Peshom670/

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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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  • 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 Pessam
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