Waigesa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Waigesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waigesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Waigesa Last Name Facts

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

Waigesa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waigesa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Waigesa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waigesa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Waigesa is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 67 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found and Mara Region, where 17 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagesa924/
Weigesa8651/
Wagessa861/
Wagesah861/
Wageesha80440/
Waguessa8020/
Wangesha801/
Wisesa771,284/
Wegesa771,221/
Wasesa77348/
Wagisa7779/
Wasisa7769/
Wagosa7734/
Wizesa7728/
Wicesa7718/
Wagasa776/
Bagesa774/
Wajesa771/
Wagese771/
Wayongesa751/
Wagasha711,155/
Wisetsa71373/
Vigesaa71248/
Waigise7158/
Wagisha7157/
Bagesha7135/
Wagisah7129/
Weisesa7128/
Waigezi7117/
Wisesha7117/
Wisessa7112/
Wagesho7110/
Whisesa719/
Waghsaa716/
Vagesha715/
Wageshi715/
Wasisat715/
Wachesa712/
Vigesha712/
Wazissa712/
Wijaisa711/
Wajisat711/
Wachisa711/
Biggesa711/
Waisiza711/
Wagissa711/
Wagisia711/
Wagueza711/
Wagezia711/
Wagejja711/
Wagaisa711/
Weghesa711/
Wazessa711/
Vaghesa711/
Vigessa711/
Wagisat711/
Wasesha710/
Wasescha67281/
Wachisat67188/
Wisetsat67184/
Wachitsa67119/
Wichaisa6718/
Baghesha6710/
Wisetsap678/
Waguissa678/
Wangisha675/
Wiesesha675/
Vageesha674/
Wajeesat674/
Waingiza671/
Wajeesha671/
Wadjessa671/
Wayigize671/
Vaighese671/
Vaguessa671/
Bayegesa671/
Wisessap671/

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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 Waigesa
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