Pesi Surname

156,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Botswana

Pesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4461:31,9363,483
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
Papua New Guinea1741:46,8605,817
Italy1591:384,63343,869
Botswana1101:19,8813,945
South Africa971:558,53343,702
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Indonesia961:1,377,59694,593
France381:1,747,966156,445
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
India221:34,866,608408,224
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Solomon Islands41:145,00719,402
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Albania31:971,35222,477
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Pesi (2,178) may also be a first name.

Pesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pesi (Hindi: पेसी, Marathi: पेसी, Oriya: େପସି, Russian: Песи) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pesi is the 156,664th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,608,284 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Pesi are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Pesi is also the 160,622nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 2,178 people.

The last name Pesi is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,446 people, or 1 in 31,936. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Narok County, where 81 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 7 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Pesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pesi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Pesi are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pesi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.38% less than the national average, earning 244,414 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.29% less than the national average, earning R 65,856 per year and in United States they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $46,605 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pesci893,816/
Pesis89365/
Pesić89268/
Phesi89110/
Pesit89105/
Pesie8977/
Pesei8969/
Pesai8966/
Pesoi8939/
Peasi8915/
Peisi8912/
Pesid8910/
Peusi891/
Pesih891/
Pesich80201/
Peesai8062/
Pesuit8031/
Peisci8026/
Peisai8017/
Piesie8015/
Peasai8013/
Phesie804/
Phesis804/
Peesoi804/
Pehesi802/
Peihsi801/
Phesid801/
Pheusi801/
Pesoit801/
Pesijs801/
Peesit801/
Peasit801/
Peasui801/
Peci755,194/
Peji752,923/
Pisi751,528/
Pese75912/
Pegi75340/
Pezi75145/
Pesy7586/
Pexi7543/
Pesä7510/
Pysi752/
Pesè751/
Pesé751/
Peisich736/
Peysich731/
Peisieh731/
Pesce6732,460/
Pease6720,391/
Pezzi677,043/
Pezić671,049/
Pedzi67640/
Paisi67460/
Peise67431/
Peset67411/
Pisci67404/
Pisić67380/
Pesay67376/
Pegis67267/
Pisai67260/
Perzi67217/
Peuse67203/
Pesez67185/
Pesaj67147/
Peyci67143/
Pisit67130/
Pisoi67123/
Peese67113/
Piese6793/
Peggi6792/
Pedji6779/
Phese6765/
Peser6764/
Pezie6763/
Peges6758/
Peegi6747/
Pesea6745/
Pîsoi6741/
Peige6735/
Pesey6733/
Phezi6730/
Poisi6729/
Pecih6727/
Pises6725/
Pegih6724/
Peses6724/
Paysi6722/
Pisis6718/
Pezoi6718/
Pisei6718/
Pisie6718/
Peize6717/
Peseu6716/
Peasy6715/
Phisi6715/
Pegie6714/
Pehse6714/
Pesys6713/
Pizei6712/
Petji6711/
Pheji6710/
Peagi6710/
Pejoi6710/
Peuzi679/
Pesee678/
Piges677/
Piesy676/
Pejai676/
Peiji676/
Peigi676/
Puisi676/
Piezi674/
Pisih674/
Pisid673/
Pisip673/
Peeji673/
Physi672/
Pejji672/
Peyse672/
Pezis672/
Peizi672/
Pysui672/
Pegit671/
Peusy671/
Peseh671/
Pizes671/
Pecei671/
Pesoy671/
Pejiš671/
Pezes671/
Pejei671/
Pejih671/
Pejse671/
Pejui671/
Pgezi671/
Phesy671/
Pysyi671/
Pysei671/
Pezit670/
Pyzes670/

Pesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pesi in the Marathi language
पेसीpesi99.03
पेशीpesi0.65
Pesi in the Hindi language
पेसीpesi90.91
पीएसीpi'esi9.09
Pesi in the Oriya language
େପସିepasi44.44
େପଶିepasi33.33
େପଶୀepasi11.11
େପସୀepasi11.11
Pesi in the Russian language
Песиpesi-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pesi
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