Sesam Surname

318,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Sesam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sesam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala1,0441:15,4051,389
India921:8,337,667172,929
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sesam (185) may also be a first name.

Sesam Last Name Facts

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

Sesam (Hindi: सेसम, Marathi: सेसम, Oriya: େସସମ) is found in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sesam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sesam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 318,279th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,196,893 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Sesam live; 89 percent live in Central America and 89 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 669,105th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 185 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Guatemala, where it is held by 1,044 people, or 1 in 15,405. In Guatemala Sesam is most frequent in: Baja Verapaz Department, where 90 percent reside, Guatemala Department, where 4 percent reside and Sacatepéquez Department, where 4 percent reside. Beside Guatemala this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.

Sesam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sesam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sesam surname rose 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sesame9115,414/
Sesham911,909/
Saesam91336/
Seesam91168/
Shesam91112/
Sessam9110/
Sesamm914/
Siesam911/
Seasam911/
Sehsam911/
Setsam911/
Shesham832,667/
Seysham8324/
Seasham8313/
Seshamm832/
Seitsam832/
Sheesam831/
Seisame831/
Seaseam831/
Sesan801,486/
Sasam801,258/
Sisam80921/
Sejam80107/
Jesam8096/
Gesam8055/
Sosam8051/
Sesem8050/
Sesom8010/
Cesam806/
Secam802/
Sezam802/
Zesam801/
Sheshamm775/
Setshame774/
Sheesham773/
Seshaamm772/
Shsesham771/
Sheasham771/
Sheshame771/
Seshan731,057/
Seesan731,006/
Sessom73501/
Shasam73347/
Setsan73328/
Sesane73326/
Sesain73172/
Seesom73131/
Sessan7387/
Sedsan7369/
Chesam7365/
Seusan7358/
Sassam7353/
Sesean7337/
Sesang7335/
Seesem7335/
Sisiam7331/
Saisam7326/
Seysan7324/
Seisan7324/
Shesan7316/
Seasan7315/
Sosham7312/
Gessam7312/
Jesham7310/
Sesant7310/
Gesham738/
Sisame737/
Shesom737/
Saasam736/
Sisham736/
Sesian736/
Shisam735/
Seajam735/
Sissam734/
Sejjam734/
Gesame734/
Seusom733/
Jessam733/
Sesann733/
Saesom733/
Jeesam733/
Sezaim733/
Seejam733/
Shysam732/
Jissam732/
Sésame732/
Sescan732/
Seecam732/
Sosamm731/
Suysam731/
Sahsam731/
Sisaum731/
Sidsam731/
Siecam731/
Siesan731/
Shejam731/
Sesaun731/
Sossam731/
Seasom731/
Jeasam731/
Jesame731/
Zesham731/
Sesoum731/
Sezame731/
Sexsan731/
Sisamh731/
Sitsam731/
Cesame731/
Cyssam731/
Seijam731/
Setsom731/
Siesom731/
Shezam731/
Secaam730/
Sezham730/
Szeitszam7117/
Sahasam67592/
Setsome67468/
Seseane67449/
Chesham67441/
Seesang67304/
Sheshan67247/
Sedjame67217/
Sedsang67191/
Seshane67174/
Seisane67138/
Seasang6749/
Seesaan6739/
Shasham6735/
Shetsan6735/
Suisham6729/
Setshom6727/
Sittsam6725/
Seasaun6723/
Shisham6723/
Setsane6723/
Shezaim6714/
Seissan6712/
Sjahsam6711/
Seeshan6711/
Sisseam679/
Seshome679/
Seshann678/
Seesean678/
Saisame677/
Shesane677/
Zeesham676/
Shosham675/
Djissam675/
Sisaham674/
Seysane674/
Seysang673/
Seshant673/
Seisang673/
Seesane673/
Sessome672/
Shassam672/
Sessomm672/
Shisame672/
Seecham672/
Sesanne672/
Sethsan672/
Seasean672/
Seajeam672/
Sesaine672/
Djessam672/
Chessam671/
Gessame671/
Giesham671/
Siesang671/
Sheysan671/
Shehsan671/
Seaceum671/
Seasuom671/
Sehsang671/
Shahsam671/
Shaasam671/
Sessane671/
Jessame671/
Setsang671/
Sesahan671/
Sessann671/
Saissam671/
Seassan671/
Chesame671/
Chissam671/
Sessoum671/
Sheizam671/
Seesant671/
Seejeam671/
Seiseom671/
Setsain671/
Saeseam671/
Saesoom671/
Shissam671/
Jaiseam671/
Jeesham671/
Jitseam671/
Shiesan670/
Sesshan670/
Sheesan670/
Schesan670/
Cheesam670/
Shecham670/
Sessain670/
Gessham670/

Sesam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sesam in the Hindi language
सेसमsesama-
Sesam in the Oriya language
େସସମesasama-
Sesam in the Marathi language
सेसमsesama60
सेसामsesama40

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Footnotes

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