Jesay Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Jesay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jesay (34) may also be a first name.
Jesay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jesay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jesay (Marathi: जेसाय, Oriya: େଯସାୟ) is found most in Liberia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jesay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Jesay occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Jesay are found; 29 percent are found in Southern Africa and 29 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Jesay is also the 1,775,424th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 34 people.
The surname Jesay is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Grand Gedeh County, where 50 percent live and River Gee County, where 50 percent live. Beside Liberia Jesay occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 29 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jesay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jesay in the Marathi language | ||
| जेसाय | jesaya | - |
| Jesay in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯସାୟ | eyasaya | 50 |
| େଯଶାୟ | eyasaya | 50 |
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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 Jesay
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