Myesi Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Myesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Myesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya971:476,08124,779
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Myesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Myesi occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Myesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Myesi is the 1,235,409th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Myesi are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 476,081. In Kenya Myesi is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 91 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 48 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Myesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Myesi surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Myesi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning R 121,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miesi802,407/
Myeji80303/
Meesi80206/
Myezi8039/
Mjesi801/
Myegi801/
Méhesi7374/
Mijesi7322/
Miesei7314/
Mehisi734/
Mehaisi6715/
Mehesai6710/
Majiesi677/
Meoyses671/
Meeesit671/
Majyezi671/
Mejjesi671/
Miesieh671/
Mieseis671/
Majjesi671/
Maiyese671/
Mijesis671/

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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 Myesi
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