Gesira Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Gesira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 137 | 1:337,080 | 20,325 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Gesira (37) may also be a first name.
Gesira Demographics
Gesira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gesira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gesira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gesira is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gesira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,511,557th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gesira live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Gesira is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 37 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 337,080. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 62 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 36 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.
Gesira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (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 Gesira
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