Wekesi Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Wekesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 68 | 1:679,116 | 29,805 |
| Uganda | 43 | 1:907,890 | 40,955 |
Wekesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wekesi is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekesi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,736,881st most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. Wekesi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekesi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 679,116. In Kenya it is most common in: Bungoma County, where 75 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 13 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Wekesi occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 39 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wekessi | 92 | 108 | / |
| Wekeshi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wekesa | 83 | 114,975 | / |
| Bekesi | 83 | 425 | / |
| Wikesi | 83 | 219 | / |
| Wekosi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wokesi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wekese | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wekasi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakesi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wekisi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wiskesi | 77 | 341 | / |
| Uekeshi | 77 | 38 | / |
| Weikezi | 77 | 24 | / |
| Wekeser | 77 | 16 | / |
| Weikasi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wekesse | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wekessa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wekeesa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wekesha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bekessi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wekhesa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakeshi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekeshi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekesaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weekesy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wehkese | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vekessi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wechesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekesser | 71 | 76 | / |
| Wekeiser | 71 | 33 | / |
| Weekezie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouekessi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wekkeser | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weakeasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weakechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wekeeser | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weckesser | 67 | 1,876 | / |
| Wekisa | 67 | 87 | / |
| Wakisi | 67 | 84 | / |
| Wekkesser | 67 | 77 | / |
| Wakasi | 67 | 60 | / |
| Békesi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Vekasi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Beqesi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wakosi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wekheiser | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wokisi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wekeza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weckeiser | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wikesy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vekese | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weskesser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vekisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wikezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weckessez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wikeji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wikisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekeši | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bikesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weekesser | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weikesser | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wickesier | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wekesi
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