Sesame Surname

34,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Sesame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sesame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt14,6741:6,265778
Iraq5821:60,1752,217
Lebanon761:74,1725,162
Botswana331:66,27111,607
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
England11:55,718,059489,080
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

The alternate forms: Sésame (2) are calculated separately.

Sesame (22,300) may also be a first name.

Sesame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sesame (Arabic: السمسم) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Sésame. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sesame? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,386th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 472,787 people. Sesame is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Sesame live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 34,844th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 22,300 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 14,674 people, or 1 in 6,265. Barring Egypt it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 4 percent reside and Lebanon, where 0 percent reside.

Sesame Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sesame last name is primarily Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.

The amount Sesame earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 57.82% less than the national average, earning R 100,224 per year and in United States they earn 40.73% less than the national average, earning $25,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sésame942/
Sesameh922,410/
Seisame921/
Sesamer921/
Sesam911,176/
Seesamer8616/
Setshame864/
Sheshame861/
Sessames860/
Sesham831,909/
Sasame831,371/
Seseme83523/
Seesam83168/
Shesam83112/
Sesami8348/
Sesama8347/
Sessam8310/
Sisame837/
Sesamm834/
Sejame834/
Gesame834/
Sosame832/
Siesam831/
Seasam831/
Sehsam831/
Jesame831/
Setsam831/
Sezame831/
Cesame831/
Siedsamer801/
Shesham772,667/
Setsome77468/
Sedjame77217/
Sesheme77169/
Sesamma7744/
Sessime7730/
Sassame7729/
Seysham7724/
Seshama7716/
Sesiama7715/
Seseume7715/
Seasham7713/
Sisamer7710/
Seshome779/
Saisame777/
Seacome775/
Sessome772/
Seshamm772/
Shisame772/
Seshime772/
Seitsam772/
Sossame772/
Gessame771/
Shesama771/
Sheesam771/
Jessame771/
Sosameh771/
Sesemey771/
Sisiame771/
Shesami771/
Ssesama771/
Seiseme771/
Chesame771/
Sesamai771/
Setsami771/
Seaseam771/
Jesamea771/
Cesamer770/
Sisam73921/
Sejam73107/
Sesom7310/
Cesam736/
Secam732/
Sezam732/
Zesam731/
Seshamma71559/
Sheshama71129/
Sessomes71109/
Shesamma7167/
Jessaume7137/
Chesamey7110/
Sheshamm715/
Jessamey714/
Sesiamma713/
Sheesham713/
Chesamei713/
Seshoeme713/
Seesamai713/
Seshaamm712/
Sidsamer712/
Chesamea712/
Shsesham711/
Sheasham711/
Sisahmed711/
Sishamge711/
Gessaume711/
Shishame711/
Seshieme711/
Seshimey711/
Seisamai711/
Saisamer711/
Saysamer711/
Sassamee711/
Sheshamma67658/
Sessom67501/
Sesoma67235/
Gesami67215/
Sosome67161/
Seesom67131/
Sasami67125/
Sisama67107/
Sosami67107/
Gesseaume6767/
Chesam6765/
Sisami6740/
Sisiam6731/
Saisam6726/
Secime6725/
Saseme6721/
Szeitszam6717/
Sittsamer6712/
Gesome678/
Shesom677/
Sisham676/
Sesemi675/
Shisam675/
Jisame675/
Jesome675/
Sasome675/
Seajam675/
Sissam674/
Cesami674/
Sazame674/
Sejjam674/
Jecame674/
Soisjaime674/
Seusom673/
Sisome673/
Sezaim673/
Seejam673/
Shysam672/
Jesami672/
Gejame672/
Cesama672/
Sejami672/
Seecam672/
Suysam671/
Jisseaume671/
Ziseme671/
Sisaum671/
Sidsam671/
Siecam671/
Sheshammi671/
Shejam671/
Seeshamma671/
Seasom671/
Zesham671/
Sesoum671/
Sezami671/
Sisamh671/
Sitsam671/
Siseme671/
Secami671/
Cyssam671/
Sozame671/
Seijam671/
Sazome671/
Setsom671/
Siesom671/
Shezam671/
Secaam670/
Sicame670/
Sezham670/
Secome670/

Sesame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sesame in the Arabic language
السمسمalsmsm-
سمسميهsmsmyh-
سيسميsysmy-
سيزامsyzam-
سمسمsmsm-

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