Wailesi Surname
Approximately 894 people bear this surname
Wailesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 680 | 1:25,175 | 3,828 |
| Tanzania | 152 | 1:348,300 | 25,719 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Wailesi (57) may also be a first name.
Wailesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wailesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wailesi is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wailesi.
How Common Is The Last Name Wailesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wailesi is the 394,847th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,151,617 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wailesi reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 57 people.
The surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 680 people, or 1 in 25,175. Excluding Malawi it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 17 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayilesi | 93 | 235 | / |
| Walesi | 92 | 560 | / |
| Wilesi | 92 | 161 | / |
| Wailegi | 86 | 58 | / |
| Wailesy | 86 | 13 | / |
| Wallesi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Waleasi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wilesie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Valesi | 77 | 637 | / |
| Ualesi | 77 | 305 | / |
| Walisi | 77 | 200 | / |
| Welesi | 77 | 117 | / |
| Walese | 77 | 56 | / |
| Walezi | 77 | 19 | / |
| Wilisi | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wilegi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wilesy | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waleji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vilesi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Walegi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Walesy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wilese | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walexi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vallesi | 71 | 1,882 | / |
| Walaisi | 71 | 1,522 | / |
| Wilaisi | 71 | 471 | / |
| Waliezi | 71 | 127 | / |
| Bailegi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Waleese | 71 | 12 | / |
| Walezai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Walizei | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wallese | 71 | 3 | / |
| Waledji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wallesy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Valesić | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waleser | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wailege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waylegi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whittlesis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waleizi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waledzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weilisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bailezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wualese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waleiza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walaysi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wailiza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vileysi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiliges | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whilesy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whilese | 71 | 0 | / |
| Walleser | 67 | 226 | / |
| Wilaisit | 67 | 189 | / |
| Vileisis | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wallegie | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wilaisai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wilezich | 67 | 11 | / |
| Whaittlesey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vilesits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walezieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waliezie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weilises | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whileset | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wallises | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wittlesy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Wailesi
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