Kessley Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kessley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kessley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia101:440,85421,753
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

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

The surname Kessley occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kessley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kessley is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Kessley reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Kessley is also the 1,032,266th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 86 people.

The last name is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 440,854. In Liberia Kessley is most common in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent reside. Besides Liberia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside.

Kessley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kessley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kessley last name contracted 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kesslley936/
Keassley930/
Kesley92210/
Kessle9214/
Kessly9212/
Keasley86227/
Keesley8643/
Kassley8610/
Kessleh866/
Kessles864/
Kesslee863/
Keisley862/
Kesslly862/
Keslhey862/
Koesley861/
Kissley861/
Khesley861/
Kiessle861/
Keusley861/
Keysley860/
Kesslet860/
Kesle8343/
Kesly8312/
Chessley808/
Kesslerr802/
Keselley802/
Keessler801/
Kessleer801/
Hkessler801/
Kessllie801/
Kesssler801/
Keissles800/
Kisley77307/
Kosley77161/
Kasley77122/
Kiesle77113/
Kassly7722/
Keshle7720/
Cesley7710/
Kossle7710/
Kissle778/
Kassle777/
Kysley776/
Kissly775/
Keslle775/
Keshly774/
Khesle773/
Keasle773/
Keesle773/
Kecley772/
Keesly772/
Keslie772/
Keisly772/
Keasly771/
Keslay771/
Kezley771/
Cessle771/
Keisle771/
Keslye771/
Kesles770/
Keysly770/
Kiesly770/
Keithsley751/
Chesley714,216/
Kashley71313/
Cassley71286/
Kesslau7199/
Kehsler7155/
Kechley7126/
Keashly7124/
Koshley7123/
Caesley7118/
Ketsler7118/
Koesleh7112/
Kässler7112/
Kaisley7111/
Keyslay717/
Kesless717/
Cossley716/
Keslowe716/
Keselly715/
Kezsler713/
Kesllei713/
Kyssler713/
Cissley712/
Keslerr712/
Kaysley712/
Keeslea711/
Kahssly711/
Khesles711/
Keshles711/
Kisslay711/
Ceasley711/
Ceisley711/
Qessler711/
Keussla711/
Keßsler711/
Kejsler711/
Kaszley711/
Khasley711/
Késsler711/
Kuissle711/
Keyslly711/
Kesille711/
Kesilly711/
Khisley711/
Quesley710/
Keazley710/
Kuisley710/
Kieslie710/
Keaslle710/
Kitsley710/
Kasle674,860/
Kisly67802/
Kosle67532/
Cheasley67268/
Cheesley67264/
Kesli67140/
Kesla6773/
Kisle6753/
Kösle6739/
Kittsley6726/
Kayssler6717/
Kezle6713/
Keihsler6712/
Quessler677/
Cesly676/
Cesle676/
Kysly674/
Kecle673/
Kejle672/
Keishlie672/
Keachley671/
Keidsler671/
Kezly671/
Koshslya671/
Kesellee671/
Kislieya671/
Keetsler670/
Cheshley670/
Kesleher670/

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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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