Kesis Surname
Approximately 788 people bear this surname
Kesis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 773 | 1:59,741 | 5,862 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Kesis (211) may also be a first name.
Kesis Demographics
Kesis Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kesis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kesis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kesis (Hindi: केशिश, Marathi: केसीसािसस, Russian: Кесис) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kesis.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesis? popularity and diffusion
It is the 435,773rd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,248,155 people. Kesis occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kesis are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kesis is also the 622,565th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 211 people.
Kesis is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 773 people, or 1 in 59,741. In Kenya Kesis is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 70 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 24 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 6 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Kesis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kesis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kesis surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kesis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kesis last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kesis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kesis in the Hindi language | ||
| केशिश | kesisa | - |
| Kesis in the Marathi language | ||
| केसीसािसस | kesisaisasa | - |
| Kesis in the Russian language | ||
| Кесис | kesis | - |
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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 Kesis
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