Jesseh Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Jesseh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jesseh (65) may also be a first name.
Jesseh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jesseh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jesseh (Arabic: جيسيه) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jesseh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,602,217th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Jesseh are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 65 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Federal Capital Territory, where 26 percent reside, Gombe, where 26 percent reside and Lagos, where 26 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jesseh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jesseh in the Arabic language | ||
| جيسيه | jysyh | - |
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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 Jesseh
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