Tessima Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Tessima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tessima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1511:68,4488,305
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tessima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tessima is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tessima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tessima? popularity and diffusion

Tessima is the 1,263,456th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name Tessima occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Tessima live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 68,448. In Benin Tessima is primarily found in: Donga Department, where 98 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 1 percent reside and Collines Department, where 1 percent reside. Beside Benin Tessima exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tessioma931/
Tesima9263/
Tessema8660,849/
Teshima8624,858/
Tassima864/
Tissima863/
Teesima861/
Tessimi861/
Teschima8036/
Tuissima8031/
Tessemma8031/
Teishima8027/
Tissiema8020/
Tessimer803/
Tessesma802/
Theshima802/
Tessiemo801/
Thessime801/
Tessemas801/
Tissoima801/
Tessymma801/
Thessema801/
Tesema7777,393/
Tasima77523/
Tesimi7733/
Tosima7731/
Tezima779/
Tesuma776/
Tisima773/
Thuissima752/
Teyssieme751/
Tiessemah751/
Tessaimer751/
Toshima7138,815/
Tesemma714,256/
Tashima711,029/
Tuisima71756/
Tasimah71147/
Tiesema7173/
Tassimo7144/
Techima7139/
Tesseme7136/
Tessemo7130/
Tosimai7117/
Tasimai7110/
Teshuma716/
Tesemga716/
Tishima716/
Tassema715/
Teshimi713/
Tossema713/
Tisimah713/
Tasimma712/
Tuysima712/
Tissema712/
Thesime712/
Thesema711/
Tesemah711/
Tessemi711/
Tesjime711/
Teshime711/
Toisima711/
Tassuma711/
Teshema711/
Teesema711/
Thasimma67545/
Tesemash6736/
Toyshima674/
Tuishima672/
Teesseme671/
Teiseimo671/
Taschima671/
Taishima671/
Tessemey671/
Toissime671/
Tasseimo671/
Tesemmas671/
Toysimma671/
Tosheima671/

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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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  • 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 Tessima
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