Walesi Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Walesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2991:177,06215,458
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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 also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walesi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 565,092nd most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 13,013,475 people. The surname Walesi is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Walesi live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most frequently held first name on earth, held by 101 people.

The surname Walesi is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 299 people, or 1 in 177,062. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Geita Region, where 54 percent live, Tanga Region, where 45 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 0 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Walesi is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 33 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wailesi92894/
Wallesi922/
Waleasi921/
Valesi83637/
Ualesi83305/
Walisi83200/
Walese8356/
Walezi8319/
Wolesi837/
Walegi832/
Waleji832/
Walesy831/
Walexi831/
Vallesi771,882/
Walaisi771,522/
Waliezi77127/
Wailegi7758/
Wailesy7713/
Waleese7712/
Walhezi7710/
Walezai777/
Walizei776/
Wallese773/
Waledji772/
Wallesy772/
Valesić772/
Waleser772/
Waleizi771/
Waledzi771/
Waylegi771/
Walaysi771/
Waleiza771/
Wualese771/
Walleser71226/
Wallegie7116/
Walezieh711/
Waliezie711/
Wallises710/
Valisi671,666/
Balezi671,136/
Valese67528/
Valezi67477/
Wolisi67130/
Waliji67122/
Waliza67109/
Waleza6756/
Waligi6754/
Walege6754/
Walize6722/
Walizi6716/
Walheiser6712/
Balegi6710/
Walige679/
Walise676/
Valeji674/
Woleji674/
Walezy674/
Walleiser673/
Walije672/
Volesi672/
Valeci672/
Valegi672/
Walijy672/
Ualisi671/
Valesy671/
Wolese671/
Wolezi671/
Valési671/
Walexy671/
Wahlheise670/

Walesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walesi in the Oriya language
ୱାେଲସିwaelasi40
ୱାେଲଶିwaelasi20
ୱେଲସିwelasi20
ୱାେଲସୀwaelasi20

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