Walesi Surname
Approximately 560 people bear this surname
Walesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 299 | 1:177,062 | 15,458 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Walesi (101) may also be a first name.
Walesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walesi (Oriya: ୱାେଲସି) is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Walesi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walesi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 565,092nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 13,013,475 people. Walesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Walesi reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 101 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 177,062. In Tanzania Walesi is mostly concentrated in: Geita Region, where 54 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 45 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Walesi exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 33 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wailesi | 92 | 894 | / |
| Wallesi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Waleasi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Valesi | 83 | 637 | / |
| Ualesi | 83 | 305 | / |
| Walisi | 83 | 200 | / |
| Walese | 83 | 56 | / |
| Walezi | 83 | 19 | / |
| Wolesi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Walegi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waleji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Walesy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Walexi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vallesi | 77 | 1,882 | / |
| Walaisi | 77 | 1,522 | / |
| Waliezi | 77 | 127 | / |
| Wailegi | 77 | 58 | / |
| Wailesy | 77 | 13 | / |
| Waleese | 77 | 12 | / |
| Walhezi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Walezai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Walizei | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wallese | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waledji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wallesy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Valesić | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waleser | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waleizi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waledzi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waylegi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walaysi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waleiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wualese | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walleser | 71 | 226 | / |
| Wallegie | 71 | 16 | / |
| Walezieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waliezie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wallises | 71 | 0 | / |
| Valisi | 67 | 1,666 | / |
| Balezi | 67 | 1,136 | / |
| Valese | 67 | 528 | / |
| Valezi | 67 | 477 | / |
| Wolisi | 67 | 130 | / |
| Waliji | 67 | 122 | / |
| Waliza | 67 | 109 | / |
| Waleza | 67 | 56 | / |
| Waligi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Walege | 67 | 54 | / |
| Walize | 67 | 22 | / |
| Walizi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Walheiser | 67 | 12 | / |
| Balegi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Walige | 67 | 9 | / |
| Walise | 67 | 6 | / |
| Valeji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woleji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Walezy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Walleiser | 67 | 3 | / |
| Walije | 67 | 2 | / |
| Volesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valeci | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valegi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Walijy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ualisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valesy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valési | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walexy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahlheise | 67 | 0 | / |
Walesi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walesi in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାେଲସି | waelasi | 40 |
| ୱାେଲଶି | waelasi | 20 |
| ୱେଲସି | welasi | 20 |
| ୱାେଲସୀ | waelasi | 20 |
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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 Walesi
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