Nesseh Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Nesseh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nesseh (12) may also be a first name.
Nesseh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nesseh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nesseh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﺻﺢ) occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nesseh? popularity and diffusion
Nesseh is the 6,360,413th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nesseh are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Nesseh is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name worldwide, held by 12 people.
This surname is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia Nesseh is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 83 percent are found and River Gee County, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 11 percent are found and Mauritania, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nesseh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nesseh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺎﺻﺢ | nash | - |
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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 Nesseh
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