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) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jesseh.
How Common Is The Last Name Jesseh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jesseh is the 3,602,217th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Jesseh reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 65 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Jesseh is mostly concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 26 percent reside, Gombe, where 26 percent reside and Lagos, where 26 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found 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
- 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 Jesseh
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