Jesai Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Jesai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 63 | 1:733,014 | 30,691 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jesai (174) may also be a first name.
Jesai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jesai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jesai (Hindi: जेसई, Marathi: जेसाई, Oriya: େଜସାଇ) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jesai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jesai is the 2,293,424th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Jesai are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 692,220th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 174 people.
It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 733,014. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 95 percent live, Nairobi County, where 2 percent live and Nyamira County, where 2 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jesai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jesai in the Hindi language | ||
| जेसई | jesa'i | - |
| Jesai in the Marathi language | ||
| जेसाई | jesa'i | - |
| Jesai in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜସାଇ | ejasa'i | 75 |
| େଯସାଇ | eyasa'i | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Jesai
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