Tessema Surname

9,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tessema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tessema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia59,5621:1,638287
United States8321:435,64837,501
Canada1561:236,19022,564
England601:928,63447,428
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Norway211:244,87126,357
Israel181:475,42436,085
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Greece151:738,65380,079
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Finland91:610,74534,002
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Tessema (96,180) may also be a first name.

Tessema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tessema (Arabic: تيسيما, Russian: Тессема) is most common in Ethiopia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tessema.

How Common Is The Last Name Tessema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tessema is the 9,317th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 119,764 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tessema reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 10,559th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 96,180 people.

It is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 59,562 people, or 1 in 1,638. Other than Ethiopia this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Tessema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tessema last name are 39.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tessema earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.86% less than the national average, earning 246,193 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.68% less than the national average, earning R 57,792 per year; in United States they earn 7.53% less than the national average, earning $39,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.99% less than the national average, earning $39,257 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tessema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tessema in the Russian language
Тессемаtessema-
Tessema in the Arabic language
تيسيماtysyma-

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