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 is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kesah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kesah is the 1,434,893rd most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Kesah live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kesah is also the 310,684th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 707 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 440,212. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Pahang, where 40 percent live, Terengganu, where 27 percent live and Kelantan, where 9 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 32 percent live and Indonesia, where 20 percent live.
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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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