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 is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kesic, Kešić, Kesič or Kešic. Click here for further potential spellings of Kesić.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesić? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 157,005th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,614,835 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kesić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Kesić is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 1,107 people, or 1 in 3,195. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Kesić is most prevalent in: Republika Srpska, where 80 percent live, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 19 percent live and Brčko District, where 2 percent live. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs 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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