Kesisoglou Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kesisoglou Surname User-submission:

The Kesisoglu surname means 'son of a priest-monk' in Turkish. It is often used by Greek minorities of Pontus, who over centuries changed their surnames from Greek to Turkish. Kesisoglu is equivalent to the Greek surname Papadopoulos.

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Kesisoglou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4621:23,9823,577
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kesisoglou Surname Meaning

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The Kesisoglu surname means 'son of a priest-monk' in Turkish. It is often used by Greek minorities of Pontus, who over centuries changed their surnames from Greek to Turkish. Kesisoglu is equivalent to the Greek surname Papadopoulos.

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Kesisoglou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kesisoglou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kesisoglou occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesisoglou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 620,716th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Kesisoglou reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

Kesisoglou is most commonly used in Greece, where it is borne by 462 people, or 1 in 23,982. In Greece Kesisoglou is most numerous in: Attica, where 69 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 22 percent live and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 7 percent live. Not including Greece this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

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