Pesha Surname
Approximately 1,517 people bear this surname
Pesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 646 | 1:81,953 | 8,390 |
| South Africa | 295 | 1:183,653 | 20,076 |
| Israel | 148 | 1:57,822 | 7,414 |
| Iran | 135 | 1:568,759 | 32,248 |
| United States | 105 | 1:3,451,990 | 194,849 |
| Lesotho | 40 | 1:50,814 | 7,910 |
| Ukraine | 35 | 1:1,300,648 | 109,855 |
| Peru | 32 | 1:993,254 | 18,991 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Albania | 19 | 1:153,371 | 11,939 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Pesha (694) may also be a first name.
Pesha Demographics
Pesha Political Affiliation
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Pesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pesha (Hindi: पेशा, Marathi: पेशा, Oriya: ଯେଶାଦା, Russian: Пеша) is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pesha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pesha is the 259,194th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,803,920 people. The surname Pesha occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Pesha are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Pesha is also the 313,811th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 694 people.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 646 people, or 1 in 81,953. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 80 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 19 percent live and Israel, where 10 percent live.
Pesha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pesha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pesha surname increased 420 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pesha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pesha last name are 0.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.17% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pesha earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.95% less than the national average, earning R 135,564 per year and in United States they earn 5.51% more than the national average, earning $45,528 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pesha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pesha in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯେଶାଦା | yesada | - |
| Pesha in the Marathi language | ||
| पेशा | pesa | - |
| Pesha in the Hindi language | ||
| पेशा | pesa | 81.82 |
| पेषा | pesa | 9.09 |
| पेश्ा | pesa | 9.09 |
| Pesha in the Russian language | ||
| Пеша | pesa | - |
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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 Pesha
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