Kesseng Surname

296,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kesseng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesseng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,2561:16,5362,275
France261:2,554,720189,486
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kesseng (48) may also be a first name.

Kesseng Last Name Facts

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

Kesseng is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesseng? popularity and diffusion

Kesseng is the 296,943rd most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,675,659 people. The surname Kesseng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kesseng reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kesseng is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 48 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,256 people, or 1 in 16,536. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 79 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 17 percent reside and East Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Kesseng occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Kesseng
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