Gesey Surname
Approximately 721 people bear this surname
Gesey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 686 | 1:19,609 | 1,156 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Gesey (290) may also be a first name.
Gesey Demographics
Gesey Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gesey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gesey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gesey is found in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gesey? popularity and diffusion
Gesey is the 466,730th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gesey live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Gesey is also the 518,802nd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 290 people.
It is most widely held in Somalia, where it is carried by 686 people, or 1 in 19,609. Apart from Somalia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.
Gesey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gesey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gesey last name fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gesey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Gesey
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