Kessington Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Kessington Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
Kessington (467) may also be a first name.
Kessington Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kessington Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kessington is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kessington? popularity and diffusion
Kessington is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Kessington are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kessington is also the 394,192nd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 467 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 42 percent are found, Niger, where 27 percent are found and Osun, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Kessington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kessington has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Kessington last name contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kesington | 95 | 140 | / |
| Keshington | 90 | 1 | / |
| Kissington | 90 | 0 | / |
| Chessington | 86 | 7 | / |
| Cossington | 80 | 126 | / |
| Chesington | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koisington | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cassington | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cisington | 74 | 0 | / |
| Cosington | 74 | 0 | / |
| Khaisingthong | 70 | 66 | / |
| Quezington | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kitchington | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kessington
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