Kahesay Surname

187,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kahesay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahesay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Kahesay (4,392) may also be a first name.

Kahesay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kahesay Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kahesay is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kahesay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahesay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 187,259th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,226,005 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahesay live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 104,102nd most widespread given name world-wide, held by 4,392 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Not including Ethiopia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahessay9317/
Kahesaye934/
Kahesa9259/
Kaesay921/
Kahessaye889/
Kahisay861,941/
Kahesha8654/
Kaheesa861/
Kahessy861/
Kaesa83511/
Kaesy831/
Kaehessaye821/
Kahissay807/
Kahisaye801/
Kahessai801/
Khaheshy801/
Kahesi771,051/
Kahisa77118/
Kaheja7765/
Kehesa7728/
Kahese7722/
Kaesha777/
Khoesa776/
Kaessa773/
Khaesa772/
Keaesa771/
Cahesa771/
Caesay771/
Kaesai771/
Koesay770/
Kahissaye751/
Khaeshayi751/
Kahisha71391/
Kaheshi71195/
Kaheesi7179/
Khoesha7148/
Kaheshe7143/
Kahuisa7134/
Kahedja7121/
Khaesai717/
Kaehese716/
Khaessa715/
Kaesiah715/
Kahetsi714/
Kahezah714/
Kaejaye712/
Khehisa712/
Kahissa712/
Kaesaas711/
Kaesouy711/
Khaesha711/
Cahessa711/
K'Hoesa711/
Kahitsa711/
Kahisia711/
Kaetsap711/
Kahicey711/
Kahezyo711/
Kahesie711/
Kahejja711/
Kaheeza711/
Kauisay711/
Kaese67508/
Kaesi6771/
Koesy6742/
Caesa6715/
Kajhisai6710/
Khaheshi6710/
Kaeza6710/
Kahessie678/
Koesa678/
Keusa678/
Kajhisah677/
Caesy672/
Qaesa671/
Kcaejaya671/
Khahitsa671/
Khooetsa671/
Kahegeya671/
Kahisahe671/

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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 Kahesay
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