Kesse Surname
Approximately 17,638 people bear this surname
Kesse Surname User-submission:
Found in the Moselle (France), Belgium (variant: Kesse) and in Germany, could be a toponym with the meaning of swamp (Old-High German 'kes').
Also consider a variant of käse (cheese), meaning found in names such as Kessmann or the Flemish Kessemaeker (cheese manufacturer).
Read More About This SurnameKesse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 10,205 | 1:2,261 | 221 |
| Ghana | 6,165 | 1:4,383 | 630 |
| Cameroon | 379 | 1:54,800 | 7,095 |
| Benin | 305 | 1:33,887 | 4,413 |
| United States | 193 | 1:1,878,026 | 122,158 |
| Germany | 96 | 1:838,599 | 60,830 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Belgium | 44 | 1:261,287 | 31,734 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Congo | 14 | 1:356,364 | 9,454 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Kessé (10), Késsè (1) & Késsé (1) are calculated separately.
Kesse (6,734) may also be a first name.
Kesse Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Found in the Moselle (France), Belgium (variant: Kesse) and in Germany, could be a toponym with the meaning of swamp (Old-High German 'kes').
Also consider a variant of käse (cheese), meaning found in names such as Kessmann or the Flemish Kessemaeker (cheese manufacturer).
Kess is also an adjective meaning: saucy, jaunty, cheeky, fresh, impudent.
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Kesse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kesse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kesse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺲ, Russian: Кессе) has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It can also appear as: Kessé, Késsè or Késsé. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesse? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kesse is the 30,281st most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 413,173 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Kesse reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 79,582nd most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 6,734 people.
The last name Kesse is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 10,205 people, or 1 in 2,261. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Montagnes District, where 49 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 18 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 9 percent live. Besides The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 35 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Kesse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kesse has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 804 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kesse Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kesse surname are 25.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.5% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kesse earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.43% less than the national average, earning R 75,024 per year and in United States they earn 3.47% less than the national average, earning $41,651 USD per year.
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Kesse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kesse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺲ | ks | - |
| Kesse in the Russian language | ||
| Кессе | kesse | - |
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