Kahesi Surname

347,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kahesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9391:56,3816,136
Uganda841:464,75327,435
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Kahesi (19) may also be a first name.

Kahesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kahesi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kahesi is the 347,722nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,933,916 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kahesi live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held forename on earth, held by 19 people.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 939 people, or 1 in 56,381. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kagera Region, where 48 percent reside, Mara Region, where 22 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaheshi92195/
Kaheesi9279/
Kahetsi924/
Kahesie921/
Kaesi9171/
Khaheshi8610/
Kahessie868/
Kahessai861/
Kahisi83272/
Kaesih83185/
Kahese8322/
Kaeshi832/
Kohesi832/
Kaheji831/
Kaesai831/
Kaeisi831/
Kahiessie801/
Kahesay772,259/
Kaheshe7743/
Kahishi7728/
Khaesih777/
Khaesai777/
Kaehese776/
Kaheesa771/
Kahessy771/
Khoeshi771/
Keheshi771/
Kaessie771/
Kahoisi771/
Kahejit771/
Kaegi73700/
Kaese73508/
Keusi73117/
Kaezi7356/
Koesi7344/
Qaesi734/
Caesi732/
Kaesy731/
Kahessay7117/
Kajhisai7110/
Khaeshie7110/
Khojjesi712/
Khaeshei711/
Khaheshy711/
Kehessie711/
Kahise671,339/
Kaheze67331/
Koheji67166/
Koessi6769/
Keussi6733/
Caesih6720/
Koeshi6711/
Kohese679/
Khaese677/
Kaeses675/
Koesai674/
Kaessa673/
Keysii672/
Koedsi672/
Keaesa671/
Kaeggi671/
Kaesay671/
Caesai671/
Kaezie671/
Kaeset671/
Khaeji671/
Khoese671/
Kohisi671/
Kgoesi671/
Cahisi671/
Cahesa671/
Qahisi671/
Kahixe671/
Kaeygi671/
Kaesse671/
Kaheje671/
Kahege671/
Kajhisaid671/
Keisii671/
Keuisi671/
Kaeese670/
Kaejci670/
Kaesee670/

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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 Kahesi
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