Jesca Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Jesca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 225 | 1:205,244 | 14,810 |
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jesca (255,705) may also be a first name.
Jesca Demographics
Jesca Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jesca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jesca Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jesca is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jesca? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 876,631st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jesca reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,109th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 255,705 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 205,244. In Kenya Jesca is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 39 percent live, Vihiga County, where 24 percent live and Bungoma County, where 23 percent live. Not including Kenya Jesca exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Jesca Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Jesca last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Jesca
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