Kessab Surname

160,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Kessab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kessab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,3631:25,2943,996
Algeria1,2221:31,6135,775
France1171:567,71676,560
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

The alternate forms: Kèssab (1) are calculated separately.

Kessab Last Name Facts

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

Kessab is found most frequently in Morocco. It may occur in the variant forms: Kèssab. For other possible spellings of Kessab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kessab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 160,269th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,678,260 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kessab live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Mahgreb.

The surname Kessab is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is borne by 1,363 people, or 1 in 25,294. Without taking into account Morocco it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 45 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Kessab Last Name Statistics demography

Kessab earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kèssab941/
Kesssab923/
Kesab91327/
Kassab8347,869/
Keshab83395/
Kesseb833/
Kissab831/
Ketsab831/
Kassabh772,483/
Kessoub7797/
Khassab778/
Keetsab778/
Kossaib774/
Keishab774/
Kassaab774/
Chessab773/
Kaissab771/
Khaesab771/
Kaassab771/
Kahssab771/
Kasab7311,267/
Kesap73368/
Kisab7325/
Kosab7311/
Kesob732/
Keseb731/
Keşab731/
Kezab731/
Qassab671,707/
Kassap671,247/
Kasseb671,050/
Cassab671,034/
Kaszab67826/
Khasab67563/
Kashab67344/
Kasaab67144/
Keshap6783/
Kissob6742/
Kessop6736/
Kaisab6721/
Kessov6719/
Kesapp6715/
Khosab6712/
Kisjab6712/
Kossob679/
Khisab676/
Kossap676/
Koshab676/
Kiosab676/
Kasabh675/
Keiseb675/
Cessap673/
Chesab672/
Keshob671/
Ckosab671/
Kesheb671/
Kasaub671/
Kishab671/
Cossab671/
Koeseb671/

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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 Kessab
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