Cognomen Tessem (Tessem 
) , all over the world, is a rare family name. The family name Tessem is characteristic of Norway, where it is quite a rare surname, Sweden, where it is a rare surname, and Ethiopia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Norway, Ethiopia, and the United States. Likewise, Tessem is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Tessem | Sweden, Norway, Ethiopia, United States, Canada |
| arthur tessem Norwegian painter, NO (b. 1918) |
|
|
|
jo tessem Norwegian footballer and manager, NO (b. 1972) |
|
| reidar tessem Norwegian association football player (b. 1945) |
|
|
|
may-britt tessem researcher |
|
| jeffery s tessem researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-3081-3187 |
|
|
| bjørnar tessem Ph.D. Universitetet i Bergen 1990 |
|
|
| john tessem college basketball player (1976–1980) Washington State |
|
|
| peter tessem |
|
|
| sara tessem Swedish association football player, SE |
|