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
The surname Kesis (Hindi: केशिश, Marathi: केसीसािसस, Russian: Кесис) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesis? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 435,773rd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,248,155 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kesis live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 622,565th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 211 people.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 773 people, or 1 in 59,741. In Kenya Kesis is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 70 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 24 percent live and Kakamega County, where 6 percent live. Excluding Kenya Kesis exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Kesis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kesis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kesis surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kesis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname 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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