Kessouar Surname

362,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kessouar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kessouar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria9001:42,9247,598
France841:790,74795,785
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kessouar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kessouar is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kessouar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kessouar is the 362,813th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,316,813 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kessouar live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 90 percent live in Mahgreb.

The surname Kessouar is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is carried by 900 people, or 1 in 42,924. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Tizi Ouzou Province, where 38 percent are found, Mila Province, where 35 percent are found and Boumerdès Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Algeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 8 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kesouar935/
Kissouar884/
Kessaour881/
Kesoar861/
Kieshoar751/
Kisouare751/
Kechouar751/
Kisoar711/
Kishoar6753/
Kisohar672/
Keyseear6313/
Kishoair631/
Kishoare631/
Kisaor5712/
Kishaor53254/
Kisaiaor501/

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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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  • 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 Kessouar
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