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 most common in Liberia. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jesay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Jesay live; 29 percent live in Southern Africa and 29 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 34 people.
The surname Jesay is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Grand Gedeh County, where 50 percent are found and River Gee County, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Liberia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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
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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 Jesay
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