Gesay Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Gesay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Gesay (210) may also be a first name.
Gesay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gesay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gesay (Russian: Гесай) is found most in Somalia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gesay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gesay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 978,274th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gesay are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 624,169th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 210 people.
This surname is most widespread in Somalia, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 54,906. Barring Somalia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 6 percent reside and Djibouti, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gesay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gesay in the Russian language | ||
| Гесай | gesaj | - |
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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 Gesay
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