Wechesa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Wechesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
Wechesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wechesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wechesa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wechesa? popularity and diffusion
Wechesa is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wechesa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Wechesa is primarily found in: Busia District, where 88 percent reside and Kampala District, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 38 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetschesa | 88 | 12 | / |
| Wekhesa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wachesa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wochesa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wechesi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wetchese | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wechesse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wecheser | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wekesa | 77 | 114,975 | / |
| Wesesa | 77 | 220 | / |
| Wejesa | 77 | 70 | / |
| Wezesa | 77 | 39 | / |
| Wicesa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Becesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wetscheza | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wekesah | 71 | 61 | / |
| Bechesi | 71 | 32 | / |
| Weisesa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Whisesa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Vachesa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Beshesa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wekessa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wekeesa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wekesha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wichese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wekesas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wejjesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vechese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vechesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wacheza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wachisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uecheja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wekesaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wychesit | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wichaisa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wechecho | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vechiese | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wecheche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beshesha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bechezah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiecerza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiechece | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaachesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesescha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vechessi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beceisah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weakeasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wicheche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bechysah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wechesa
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