Nesai Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Nesai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 104 | 1:78,401 | 10,308 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nesai (153) may also be a first name.
Nesai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nesai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nesai (Hindi: नेसई, Marathi: नेसाई) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nesai? popularity and diffusion
Nesai is the 1,453,389th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. Nesai is predominantly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Nesai are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 743,570th most widely held forename internationally, held by 153 people.
This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 78,401. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Milne Bay, where 88 percent live, West Sepik, where 10 percent live and Madang, where 1 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Nesai occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nesai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nesai in the Hindi language | ||
| नेसई | nesa'i | - |
| Nesai in the Marathi language | ||
| नेसाई | nesa'i | - |
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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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- 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 Nesai
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