Gesau Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Gesau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 118 | 1:448,658 | 31,304 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Gesau (34) may also be a first name.
Gesau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gesau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gesau is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gesau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gesau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gesau is the 1,551,568th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Gesau are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gesau is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 34 people.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 448,658. In Tanzania Gesau is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Gesau exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Gesau
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