Kessia Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Kessia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kessia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1391:165,9807,542
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Késsia (17) are calculated separately.

Kessia (8,517) may also be a first name.

Kessia Last Name Facts

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

Kessia is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Késsia. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kessia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,104,724th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Kessia live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kessia is also the 68,243rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 8,517 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 165,980. In The Ivory Coast Kessia is mostly concentrated in: Zanzan District, where 63 percent live, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 15 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 10 percent live. Beside The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Kessia Last Name Statistics demography

Kessia earn a lot less than the average income. In Canada they earn 35.09% less than the national average, earning $32,249 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Késsia9417/
Koessia924/
Kessiah921/
Keussia921/
Kesia91602/
Kossia839,233/
Kassia831,618/
Kessio83619/
Kissia83120/
Kesiah8362/
Keshia8328/
Kesiae8312/
Kiesia834/
Khesia834/
Keysia832/
Kescia832/
Kesiaa831/
Kesiat831/
Kyssia831/
Kíssia831/
Keusia831/
Kaesia831/
Keesia831/
Cessia830/
Kissiah77233/
Koissia77150/
Chessia7722/
Kossiah7715/
Kiessya7714/
Kesaiya7713/
Kissias7713/
Keshiah7712/
Khassia7712/
Koïssia779/
Kkissia778/
Kaesiah775/
Keishia774/
Keassio773/
Keyshia772/
Quessia772/
Kesseha772/
Kossiha772/
Kaissia772/
Keashia771/
Keisiah771/
Khesiay771/
Kashsia771/
Kassiah771/
Kosssia771/
Gkassia771/
Keseiya771/
Kishsia771/
Kethsia771/
Keschia771/
Keeshia770/
Kasia733,585/
Kisia733,485/
Kosia73760/
Kesya73468/
Kysia7318/
Késia7314/
Cesia7311/
Qesia735/
Khaesiah7114/
Kassaija716/
Keshaiya713/
Kashshia711/
Kassaiya711/
Koshshia711/
Khasia677,027/
Cassia673,090/
Kashia671,233/
Kasiha67921/
Kosiah67818/
Cossia67492/
Kasiah67402/
Kassio67264/
Kishia67258/
Kisiah67198/
Kissya67169/
Keshya67131/
Khosia67127/
Kossio6777/
Koshia6758/
Kesseo6736/
Chesia6732/
Cessio6731/
Kaisia6728/
Kiosia6724/
Keshio6716/
Quesia6712/
Koisia6712/
Kassya6711/
Kissio6710/
Kosiha679/
Kesyah677/
Kiszia677/
Kesyap676/
Kasiaa675/
Khisia674/
Koscia673/
Kisiaa672/
Kisiae672/
Kossya672/
Kaasia672/
Kessyo672/
Cesiah671/
Kaysia671/
Kahsia671/
Keshaiiah671/
Kiscia671/
Cescia671/
Cissia671/
Kesiho671/
Késsio671/
Keisya671/
Kassaijja671/
Kisiha671/
Kosiea671/
Qassia671/
Ketsja671/
Kosiay671/
Kuisia671/
Koïsia671/
Kyshia670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kessia
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