Kesai Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Kesai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kesai (347) may also be a first name.
Kesai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kesai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kesai (Hindi: केसई, Marathi: केसाई, Oriya: େକସାଇ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,785,358th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 42 percent of Kesai are found; 42 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 39 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 468,121st most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 347 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 198,871. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Manus, where 66 percent are found, Morobe, where 17 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 12 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kesai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kesai in the Marathi language | ||
| केसाई | kesa'i | 77.78 |
| केसई | kesa'i | 22.22 |
| Kesai in the Hindi language | ||
| केसई | kesa'i | 61.67 |
| केसाई | kesa'i | 28.33 |
| केसाी | kesai | 3.33 |
| केशई | kesa'i | 3.33 |
| केसइ | kesa'i | 1.67 |
| केशरी | kesari | 1.67 |
| Kesai in the Oriya language | ||
| େକସାଇ | ekasa'i | 50 |
| େକସଇ | ekasa'i | 50 |
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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 Kesai
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