Kesić Surname
Approximately 2,787 people bear this surname
Kesić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,107 | 1:3,195 | 619 |
| Serbia | 1,019 | 1:7,012 | 845 |
| Croatia | 588 | 1:7,192 | 1,116 |
| Slovenia | 50 | 1:49,754 | 8,293 |
| Montenegro | 9 | 1:71,063 | 3,870 |
| North Macedonia | 6 | 1:350,245 | 17,994 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Kesic (513), Kešić (61), Kesič (44) & Kešic (16) are calculated separately.
Kesić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kesić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kesić occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Kesic, Kešić, Kesič or Kešic. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesić? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kesić is the 157,005th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,614,835 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kesić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 1,107 people, or 1 in 3,195. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 80 percent live, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 19 percent live and Brčko District, where 2 percent live. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 37 percent live and Croatia, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kesic | 93 | 513 | / |
| Kešić | 93 | 61 | / |
| Kesič | 93 | 44 | / |
| Kešic | 87 | 16 | / |
| Kisić | 80 | 1,220 | / |
| Kezić | 80 | 517 | / |
| Kasić | 80 | 177 | / |
| Kečić | 80 | 160 | / |
| Kećić | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keseci | 73 | 221 | / |
| Kesich | 73 | 168 | / |
| Koceić | 73 | 130 | / |
| Keesic | 73 | 59 | / |
| Kasaić | 73 | 47 | / |
| Keisic | 73 | 35 | / |
| Koscić | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kessic | 73 | 3 | / |
| Keshiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chesić | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiesic | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keshich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kessici | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keysitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kessich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keisich | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kesić
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