Kesah Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Kesah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 67 | 1:440,212 | 22,576 |
| Cameroon | 48 | 1:432,689 | 36,488 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Kesah (707) may also be a first name.
Kesah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kesah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kesah occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kesah.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,434,893rd most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Kesah are found; 63 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 310,684th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 707 people.
It is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 440,212. In Malaysia Kesah is most prevalent in: Pahang, where 40 percent reside, Terengganu, where 27 percent reside and Kelantan, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Kesah
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