Ceesay Surname
Approximately 95,831 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCeesay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 91,303 | 1:21 | 2 |
| Spain | 1,358 | 1:34,427 | 3,439 |
| United States | 1,144 | 1:316,835 | 28,949 |
| England | 576 | 1:96,733 | 10,275 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Sweden | 202 | 1:48,746 | 3,793 |
| Germany | 78 | 1:1,032,121 | 70,345 |
| Finland | 45 | 1:122,149 | 11,804 |
| Norway | 44 | 1:116,870 | 15,419 |
| Senegal | 39 | 1:373,829 | 1,859 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 1:443,102 | 516 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1:432,005 | 185 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
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.
- bastee80Ceesay Demographics
Average Male Ceesay Height
175.2 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ceesay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ceesay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ceesay is more frequently found in The Gambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ceesay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ceesay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ceesay is the 5,889th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 76,046 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ceesay are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequent first name globally, borne by 77 people.
The last name is most frequent in The Gambia, where it is carried by 91,303 people, or 1 in 21. Excluding The Gambia it occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Ceesay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ceesay last name are 44.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.94% 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.
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