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 last name Jesai (Hindi: जेसई, Marathi: जेसाई, Oriya: େଜସାଇ) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jesai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jesai is the 2,293,424th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Jesai reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 692,220th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 174 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 733,014. In Kenya Jesai is most common in: Kisii County, where 95 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
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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