Sesam Surname
Approximately 1,176 people bear this surname
Sesam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1,044 | 1:15,405 | 1,389 |
| India | 92 | 1:8,337,667 | 172,929 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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 held by more people in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sesam.
How Common Is The Last Name Sesam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sesam is the 318,279th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,196,893 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Sesam reside; 89 percent reside in Central America and 89 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 669,105th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 185 people.
Sesam is most prevalent in Guatemala, where it is borne by 1,044 people, or 1 in 15,405. In Guatemala Sesam is primarily found in: Baja Verapaz Department, where 90 percent reside, Guatemala Department, where 4 percent reside and Sacatepéquez Department, where 4 percent reside. Not including Guatemala this last name is found 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 frequency of Sesam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sesam surname expanded 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sesam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sesam in the Hindi language | ||
| सेसम | sesama | - |
| Sesam in the Oriya language | ||
| େସସମ | esasama | - |
| Sesam in the Marathi language | ||
| सेसम | sesama | 60 |
| सेसाम | sesama | 40 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sesam
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