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 carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jesay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Jesay is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Jesay live; 29 percent live in Southern Africa and 29 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jesay is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name globally, borne by 34 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia Jesay is mostly found in: Grand Gedeh County, where 50 percent are found and River Gee County, where 50 percent are found. Beside Liberia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 29 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.
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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