Kesenye Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Kesenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kesenye (47) may also be a first name.
Kesenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kesenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kesenye is held by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesenye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,718,172nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Kesenye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kesenye reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kesenye is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 47 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Botswana, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 43,739. Outside of Botswana it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keatsenye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kesenge | 86 | 137 | / |
| Kesenay | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kisenye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kesenei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kessegne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kisenge | 71 | 2,528 | / |
| Kisinye | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kesinee | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kezeney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kesiney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chisenye | 67 | 253 | / |
| Kissenge | 67 | 115 | / |
| Koisenge | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kaisenge | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kechenie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kessinee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kesinhee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keisinee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kesineya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheseney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiseniya | 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 Kesenye
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