Jesah Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Jesah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jesah (325) may also be a first name.
Jesah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jesah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jesah is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Jesah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jesah? popularity and diffusion
Jesah is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. Jesah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Jesah live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Jesah is also the 486,495th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 325 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon Jesah is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 84 percent live, Southwest Region, where 11 percent live and Centre Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Jesah is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 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 Jesah
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