Webisa Surname

282,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Webisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Webisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,3621:28,6633,949
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Webisa (12) may also be a first name.

Webisa Last Name Facts

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

Webisa occurs most in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Webisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Webisa is the 282,260th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,334,953 people. The last name Webisa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Webisa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Webisa is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 1,362 people, or 1 in 28,663. In Uganda Webisa is most prevalent in: Mbale District, where 46 percent live, Bulambuli District, where 26 percent live and Sironko District, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Webisa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Webissa921/
Webaissa861/
Wabisa83169/
Bebisa8313/
Wobisa835/
Webise831/
Bebissa7714/
Wabissa777/
Wabisai774/
Bebisha773/
Waebesa772/
Beibisa771/
Webetsa771/
Wibisaha7114/
Wabaissa7111/
Bebaissa711/
Vebaissa711/
Wabisaha711/
Weubissi711/
Waibisha711/
Bibisa6769/
Webeja6768/
Bebesa6753/
Vebija6711/
Wobiza679/
Wabesa679/
Bebiza679/
Bebiso676/
Wabiso671/
Webese670/

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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 Webisa
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