Kesiye Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Kesiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 140 | 1:1,265,305 | 50,482 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kesiye (292) may also be a first name.
Kesiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kesiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kesiye is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kesiye.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesiye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,491,356th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kesiye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kesiye is also the 516,683rd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 292 people.
The last name Kesiye is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 1,265,305. In Nigeria Kesiye is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 96 percent reside and Rivers, where 4 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Kesiye is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Kesiye
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