Ceesay Surname

5,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Ceesay Surname User-submission:

This is a very common surname in West Africa and the origin is from Mali. During and the Mali Empire most of them moved to various places in West Africa. Also, they are known to be of scholarly background and associated with the Mandingo tribe which also had its roots from Mali.

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Ceesay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia91,3031:212
Spain1,3581:34,4273,439
United States1,1441:316,83528,949
England5761:96,73310,275
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Sweden2021:48,7463,793
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Finland451:122,14911,804
Norway441:116,87015,419
Senegal391:373,8291,859
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Wales281:110,5198,545
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Austria151:567,69652,281
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
France51:13,284,544357,392
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Ceesay (77) may also be a first name.

Ceesay Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a very common surname in West Africa and the origin is from Mali. During and the Mali Empire most of them moved to various places in West Africa. Also, they are known to be of scholarly background and associated with the Mandingo tribe which also had its roots from Mali.

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Ceesay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ceesay is borne by more people in The Gambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ceesay? popularity and diffusion

Ceesay is the 5,889th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 76,046 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ceesay live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 77 people.

This last name is most numerous in The Gambia, where it is borne by 91,303 people, or 1 in 21. Beside The Gambia this surname occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Ceesay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ceesay last name are 44.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Ceesay earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 27.98% less than the national average, earning 249,248 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.54% less than the national average, earning $36,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.71% less than the national average, earning $35,420 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ceeasay921/
Cheesay921/
Cesay9123/
Ceesa914/
Cessay8327/
Cheesy8323/
Ceejay8319/
Seesay8318/
Ciesay836/
Ceesey833/
Keesay833/
Cheesa832/
Ceesae832/
Ceesau832/
Ceasay832/
Chesay831/
Ceessy831/
Sceesy830/
Cesa805,269/
Chesayi7763/
Cheesey7719/
Queesay778/
Cesssay775/
Cheesha772/
Cessaye771/
Cheyesa771/
Chesayo771/
Tcheesa771/
Seesauy771/
Keeshay770/
Sesay73413,212/
Cesea737,488/
Cecea734,692/
Cesca733,103/
Chesa733,097/
Seesa73874/
Cessa73791/
Scesa73492/
Cejes73315/
Gesay73264/
Ciesa73239/
Keesy73140/
Cessy73136/
Keesa7380/
Ccesa7362/
Cezea7339/
Ceisa7335/
Cejay7331/
Kesay7330/
Chesy7328/
Cesha7321/
Cesas7317/
Cesaj7317/
Cesia7311/
Cesat7311/
Jeesa738/
Jesay737/
Cesaz736/
Cesey735/
Cecay735/
Zesay735/
Cisay735/
Gcesa735/
Cesai734/
Ceasa733/
Zeesa733/
Cesaa733/
Ceces733/
Ceese732/
Jeesy732/
Qeesa732/
Ceasy731/
Ceeza731/
Ckesa731/
Seesy731/
Cesae731/
Cesau731/
Cezes731/
Ceysa731/
Cesap731/
Csesa731/
Csesy731/
Ceazy731/
Cexay730/
Seesahye7198/
Cheshayi7125/
Cheyesha719/
Cheetsaz716/
Seeshaye714/
Cheisaya711/
Cetshayo711/
Seisay6711,266/
Chessa679,233/
Sesaye673,064/
Cheese671,585/
Chesha671,234/
Seesai671,098/
Keesey671,063/
Cheshy67989/
Jesaya67971/
Caisay67765/
Tchesa67681/
Ceceas67638/
Sesayi67499/
Seetsa67376/
Cesses67301/
Sceusa67277/
Gessay67247/
Sessay67201/
Chesea67187/
Seesad67183/
Seasay67136/
Zeesha67133/
Chesae67130/
Chessy67123/
Cessat67122/
Seesuy67114/
Cescau67100/
Kessay6797/
Seysay6793/
Ceseas6790/
Geshay6771/
Getsay6771/
Jeesha6769/
Seesha6762/
Sesaya6756/
Chejay6756/
Citsay6753/
Sciesa6748/
Cessey6736/
Jessay6735/
Chesat6734/
Cedsey6734/
Chesai6731/
Kesaya6725/
Quesay6725/
Keesai6721/
Cejest6718/
Cheisa6717/
Chetsa6717/
Cheusa6717/
Ciesha6716/
Seessa6715/
Seeasa6713/
Chezes6711/
Cesacz6711/
Keesha6710/
Cheezy6710/
Chesoy679/
Cheges678/
Chesiy678/
Cisaya677/
Ceacea676/
Seesahaye676/
Siesay675/
Gesaya675/
Gesaye675/
Cissay675/
Coisay674/
Chesey674/
Kesayi674/
Zeyesa674/
Seesat674/
Seesea674/
Jeesaa673/
Jeesas673/
Giesay673/
Keshay673/
Keesuy673/
Kesayo673/
Cejaya673/
Cessap673/
Keisay673/
Seshay673/
Ciesia672/
Chesas672/
Ceasas672/
Chhesa672/
Sesays672/
Ceasai672/
Sseesa672/
Cecaya672/
Chisay672/
Kheesa672/
Sejesa672/
Ketsay672/
Chesaa672/
Chesye672/
Cejayo672/
Seesae672/
Seesas672/
Qeezay672/
Ceasey671/
Ciesas671/
Cesiah671/
Ceasca671/
Cessha671/
Cesssa671/
Ceeser671/
Ceisha671/
Cejaye671/
Cejeza671/
Cheexy671/
Chegey671/
Cojsay671/
Ciesoa671/
Sedsay671/
Sesaiy671/
Seesaa671/
Seesey671/
Cegeye671/
Sesaay671/
Keasay671/
Cessea671/
Keessa671/
Kehsay671/
Schesa671/
Czesza671/
Czeszy671/
Ciessa671/
Ceajes671/
Cecets671/
Ceceyu671/
Cesasz671/
Cesaud671/
Chejey671/
Cheshaysh671/
Cheysa671/
Cheeza671/
Jeceey671/
Gesayi671/
Queesa671/
Seesoy671/
Seejay671/
Ceecai671/
Dchesy671/
Keesah671/
Keesia671/
Scesas670/
Keeysy670/
Cessas670/
Sheesy670/
Cessiy670/

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