Kessete Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kessete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kessete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Kessete (25) may also be a first name.

Kessete Last Name Facts

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

Kessete is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kessete? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kessete is the 3,323,005th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kessete are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kessete is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Other than Ethiopia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

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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 Kessete
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