Kessi Surname
Approximately 5,116 people bear this surname
Kessi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3,430 | 1:11,263 | 1,973 |
| Tanzania | 540 | 1:98,040 | 9,704 |
| Ivory Coast | 340 | 1:67,857 | 3,857 |
| Switzerland | 192 | 1:42,776 | 5,958 |
| France | 159 | 1:417,753 | 60,954 |
| Congo | 87 | 1:57,346 | 5,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| United States | 68 | 1:5,330,278 | 267,385 |
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| Benin | 31 | 1:333,407 | 26,304 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Késsi (1) are calculated separately.
Kessi (2,382) may also be a first name.
Kessi Demographics
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Kessi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kessi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kessi (Hindi: केस्सी, Marathi: केससी, Russian: Кесси) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Késsi. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kessi.
How Common Is The Last Name Kessi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 93,291st most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,424,462 people. Kessi is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kessi are found; 67 percent are found in North Africa and 67 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 152,149th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,382 people.
It is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 3,430 people, or 1 in 11,263. In Algeria Kessi is primarily found in: Tizi Ouzou Province, where 27 percent are found, Béjaïa Province, where 19 percent are found and Algiers Province, where 19 percent are found. Besides Algeria this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 11 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found.
Kessi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kessi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kessi surname expanded 523 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kessi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kessi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kessi surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.
Kessi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.53% more than the national average, earning $47,693 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kessi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kessi in the Hindi language | ||
| केस्सी | kes'si | - |
| Kessi in the Marathi language | ||
| केससी | kesasi | - |
| Kessi in the Russian language | ||
| Кесси | kessi | - |
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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 Kessi
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