Kessow Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kessow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kessow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494

Kessow Last Name Facts

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

Kessow is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kessow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kessow is the 2,909,720th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Kessow live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 2,596,950. In Germany Kessow is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 71 percent are found, Hamburg, where 23 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 31 percent are found.

Kessow Last Name Statistics demography

Kessow earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.67% more than the national average, earning R 412,704 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiessow9216/
Kessouw921/
Kesow913/
Kiesow832,167/
Kossow831,070/
Kassow83213/
Kissow8340/
Kessov8319/
Keshow8314/
Keysow836/
Kesowa833/
Kesowe831/
Keisow830/
Kessoub7797/
Kiesouw7748/
Kessova7715/
Kheshow7710/
Kassouw771/
Koessov771/
Chessow770/
Kesshaw770/
Kesov731,555/
Kosow73257/
Kasow73126/
Kisow73116/
Kesaw7322/
Kysow737/
Kesof731/
Qesow731/
Kassaw6722,312/
Kesova671,028/
Kossov67268/
Keshaw67125/
Kassof67115/
Kashow6776/
Kassov6772/
Keysaw6763/
Kessaf6745/
Kisowe6744/
Kissob6742/
Kisowa6741/
Keshov6731/
Kesawe6729/
Kossof6728/
Kiesov6720/
Kissov6718/
Cassow6717/
Kossaw6716/
Kessav6715/
Keysov6713/
Kissaw6713/
Kiosow6712/
Keesaw6710/
Ketsov6710/
Kiszow679/
Khasow679/
Kesiaw678/
Kohsow678/
Kisiow677/
Cossow675/
Koshow674/
Koesov674/
Kaesov672/
Khesov671/
Kesoev671/
Kyssov671/
Kiesów671/
Kesovs671/
Kesahw671/
Kiesaw670/
Kahsow670/

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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 Kessow
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