Wegesa Surname
Approximately 1,221 people bear this surname
Wegesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,007 | 1:45,859 | 4,740 |
| Tanzania | 165 | 1:320,858 | 24,292 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Wegesa (4,961) may also be a first name.
Wegesa Demographics
Wegesa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wegesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wegesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wegesa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wegesa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wegesa is the 308,931st most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,968,506 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wegesa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wegesa is also the 96,691st most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 4,961 people.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,007 people, or 1 in 45,859. In Kenya Wegesa is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 97 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Wegesa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Wegesa surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.
Wegesa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.42% less than the national average, earning $38,653 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weigesa | 92 | 51 | / |
| Weghesa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wesesa | 83 | 220 | / |
| Wejesa | 83 | 70 | / |
| Wezesa | 83 | 39 | / |
| Begesa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wegosa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wagesa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wegeza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wegasa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vegesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weisesa | 77 | 28 | / |
| Begesha | 77 | 12 | / |
| Waigesa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Vegesha | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wogesha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beghesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Begessa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Begeesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wagessa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wagesah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weghesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wejjesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wegessy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vegesai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wageesha | 71 | 440 | / |
| Wesescha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beghessa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wisesa | 67 | 1,284 | / |
| Begeza | 67 | 787 | / |
| Wagisa | 67 | 79 | / |
| Weggesser | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wagosa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wizesa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wegaso | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wicesa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Uezesa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wegoza | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vegesi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wagasa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wezeza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vegasa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Begese | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vegisa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wogisa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weseza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vejesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wegezo | 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
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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 Wegesa
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