Kesanu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kesanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kesanu (35) may also be a first name.
Kesanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kesanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kesanu is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Kesanu live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 88 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 35 people.
The surname Kesanu is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kesanut | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kesangu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kesanuch | 86 | 4 | / |
| Keasanau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kasanu | 83 | 59 | / |
| Kisanu | 83 | 57 | / |
| Kosanu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kesonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kisangu | 77 | 534 | / |
| Kitsanu | 77 | 63 | / |
| Kashanu | 77 | 56 | / |
| Kytsanu | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kasanhu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kassanu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Khasanu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kishanu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kisanhu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaisanu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kisanui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chesanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasanau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasanuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kossanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisannu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khecanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisangau | 71 | 1,245 | / |
| Kishangu | 71 | 286 | / |
| Kisaingu | 71 | 211 | / |
| Kuisangu | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kitsanou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kasanhau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaisanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kissangou | 67 | 1,186 | / |
| Kasenu | 67 | 116 | / |
| Kessounou | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kasonu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Koitsanou | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kozanu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kisenu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kezonu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kosenu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kosonu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ketchanou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keschenau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kizanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kezenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cosanu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kesanu
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