Kesić Surname

157,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kesić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,1071:3,195619
Serbia1,0191:7,012845
Croatia5881:7,1921,116
Slovenia501:49,7548,293
Montenegro91:71,0633,870
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kesic93513/
Kešić9361/
Kesič9344/
Kešic8716/
Kisić801,220/
Kezić80517/
Kasić80177/
Kečić80160/
Kećić801/
Keseci73221/
Kesich73168/
Koceić73130/
Keesic7359/
Kasaić7347/
Keisic7335/
Koscić733/
Kessic733/
Keshiz731/
Chesić731/
Kiesic731/
Keshich672/
Kessici671/
Keysitz671/
Kessich671/
Keisich670/

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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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  • 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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