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 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
| 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
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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 Walesi
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