Jesaya Surname
Approximately 971 people bear this surname
Jesaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 906 | 1:2,659 | 431 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Jesaya (4,135) may also be a first name.
Jesaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jesaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jesaya (Marathi: ज़ेसया) occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Jesaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Jesaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jesaya is the 370,091st most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 7,505,197 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Jesaya are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 108,122nd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 4,135 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 906 people, or 1 in 2,659. In Namibia Jesaya is most common in: Oshana Region, where 27 percent reside, Oshikoto Region, where 23 percent reside and Omusati Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Namibia this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jesaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jesaya in the Marathi language | ||
| ज़ेसया | zesaya | 33.33 |
| जेसाया | jesaya | 33.33 |
| जेसया | jesaya | 33.33 |
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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 Jesaya
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