Kessie Surname
Approximately 8,401 people bear this surname
Kessie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 6,234 | 1:4,334 | 625 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,502 | 1:15,360 | 1,208 |
| United States | 315 | 1:1,150,663 | 82,561 |
| England | 171 | 1:325,837 | 24,140 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Kessié (4) & Késsié (1) are calculated separately.
Kessie (2,153) may also be a first name.
Kessie Demographics
Average Kessie Salary in
United States
$48,301 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kessie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kessie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kessie (Marathi: कॅसीान्सीस) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Kessié or Késsié. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kessie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 60,008th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 867,462 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Kessie live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 161,684th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 2,153 people.
The last name is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 6,234 people, or 1 in 4,334. Outside of Ghana it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Kessie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kessie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kessie last name grew 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kessie Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kessie surname are 27.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.91% being registered with the party.
The amount Kessie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.43% less than the national average, earning R 65,508 per year; in United States they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $48,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.71% less than the national average, earning $48,833 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kessie Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kessie in the Marathi language | ||
| कॅसीान्सीस | kesiansisa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kessie
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