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 held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wechesa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Wechesa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wechesa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wechesa is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Wechesa is most numerous in: Busia District, where 88 percent are found and Kampala District, where 13 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 38 percent are found.
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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