Kessley Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Kessley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Kessley (86) may also be a first name.
Kessley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kessley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kessley is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kessley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Kessley live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 86 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 440,854. In Liberia it is most common in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Liberia Kessley is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live.
Kessley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kessley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kessley last name fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Kessley
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