Kesis Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kesis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7731:59,7415,862
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kesis (211) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kessis91178/
Keesis9136/
Koesis9132/
Keshis9110/
Keysis919/
Kesish916/
Keusis912/
Kesies911/
Keisis911/
Gkesis911/
Khesis911/
Keseis910/
Keshish83350/
Gkessis831/
Kesisch830/
Kasis80756/
Kecis80295/
Kisis80257/
Kosis80162/
Kezis8070/
Kesič8044/
Keses8042/
Cesis808/
Kesys804/
Kegis804/
Kejis801/
Kysis801/
Keshaish7737/
Kesisova773/
Keshiesh771/
Keshishp771/
Ketsiese771/
Kesseise771/
Kassis736,510/
Khasis73433/
Kiosis73238/
Kaisis73208/
Kesich73168/
Kuisis73135/
Koshis7377/
Kesses7375/
Ketses7357/
Kossis7353/
Kasess7353/
Chesis7342/
Kashis7339/
Gkosis7335/
Gkasis7332/
Kasais7332/
Gkezis7326/
Kissis7325/
Kkeses7314/
Kasish7313/
Kisits7313/
Khosis7312/
Koszis7312/
Koscis7312/
Kezhis7310/
Kosais738/
Quesis736/
Gkisis735/
Kaeses735/
Kiecis735/
Kasiss734/
Kechis733/
Kosihs733/
Kisish732/
Keshes732/
Kesese732/
Kisise732/
Keggis731/
Keises731/
Kieses731/
Kaïsis731/
Keshiz731/
Kasihs731/
Kheses731/
Koisis731/
Koysis731/
Kozeis731/
Kosisz731/
Kessys731/
Khoeses67504/
Kashish67202/
Gkiosis67134/
Kaissis67110/
Gkitsis6759/
Koitsis6739/
Koshish6739/
Kiossis6728/
Chessis6720/
Kissios6717/
Ketseas6716/
Koscisz6710/
Ketshes679/
Kassais678/
Qeshish678/
Kaitsis677/
Keusses677/
Kitsais676/
Keshesh675/
Kaassis674/
Kassiss673/
Khassis673/
Kassess672/
Keshishova672/
Keshysh672/
Kaashis671/
Khashis671/
Kisisch671/
Keshest671/
Kessich671/
Khaeses671/
Keysitz671/
Khasais671/
Kkesses671/
Kossuis671/
Kuissis671/
Keisich670/

Kesis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesis in the Hindi language
केशिशkesisa-
Kesis in the Marathi language
केसीसािससkesisaisasa-
Kesis in the Russian language
Кесисkesis-

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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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  • 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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