Reshem Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sweden

Reshem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reshem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Reshem (445) may also be a first name.

Reshem Last Name Facts

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

Reshem (Hindi: रेशम, Tibetan: རིཤ་ཤིམ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Reshem.

How Common Is The Last Name Reshem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Reshem is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Reshem occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Reshem are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 406,288th most frequently used first name globally, held by 445 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 100 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Resheim927/
Reshiem921/
Resheem921/
Resem91102/
Ressheim865/
Reshim83797/
Ressem83226/
Rashem8340/
Reisem8340/
Reseme8338/
Reshen8320/
Rescem836/
Roshem833/
Rechem831/
Rishem831/
Roesem831/
Reesem831/
Reasem830/
Resheng77143/
Rosheim77136/
Risheim77125/
Rasheem77109/
Rashiem776/
Rexheim774/
Reshine774/
Roshiem773/
Resseme772/
Reesemd772/
Reshene771/
Reushen771/
Reyshen771/
Roessem771/
Reeshen771/
Reissem771/
Reichem771/
Rasheim771/
Rasheam771/
Rieshen770/
Ruishem770/
Rasem731,933/
Resim73186/
Rezem7360/
Rosem7354/
Risem7334/
Reshetin71555/
Rossheim7193/
Resheten7186/
Røysheim7120/
Reshetyn7114/
Røisheim717/
Rydsheim715/
Reschine712/
Reysheng711/
Reicheim711/
Rychehem711/
Rassem671,041/
Rashim67744/
Resime67117/
Reshin67116/
Rossem6769/
Raseem6762/
Resinh6760/
Resene6746/
Resine6741/
Rasiem6737/
Rishen6727/
Richem6717/
Reichheim6715/
Rissem6713/
Roshim6712/
Reshenova6711/
Røysem6710/
Ryshen679/
Rechechem677/
Reschetin675/
Raisem675/
Risiem674/
Rishim674/
Hrossheim673/
Resenh671/
Roisem671/
Rahcem671/
Rosemm671/
Rosiem671/
Resean671/
Rechim671/
Reizem671/
Röschheim671/
Rezeam670/

Reshem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reshem in the Tibetan language
རིཤ་ཤིམ་rishashim-
Reshem in the Hindi language
रेशमresama66.67
रेशेमresema33.33

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