Wakwesa Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wakwesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wakwesa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1531:255,15918,845
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754

Wakwesa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakwesa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakwesa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,364,059th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakwesa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 255,159. In Uganda Wakwesa is most prevalent in: Kaliro District, where 48 percent live, Pallisa District, where 16 percent live and Budaka District, where 11 percent live. Excluding Uganda Wakwesa exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakhwesa936/
Wakweesa931/
Wekwesa861/
Wakwesi861/
Wakwasa861/
Bakwesa861/
Wagwesa861/
Wakuhesa801/
Bakweso7182/
Bakwese715/
Bakwisa712/
Wakwisi711/
Bakweza711/
Waqwesi711/
Bakweseeha711/
Waqweasi6712/
Bakweiso674/
Bakwessi671/
Bakweise671/
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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 Wakwesa
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