Wekisa Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Wekisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 70 | 1:557,704 | 30,541 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Wekisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wekisa is found most in Uganda. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wekisa.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekisa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,007,164th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. Wekisa occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Wekisa reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 557,704. In Uganda Wekisa is mostly found in: Kibaale District, where 47 percent reside, Hoima District, where 24 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Wekisa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waekisa | 92 | 47 | / |
| Wekisha | 92 | 10 | / |
| Wekesa | 83 | 114,975 | / |
| Wakisa | 83 | 855 | / |
| Wokisa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wikisa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wekisi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waikisa | 77 | 262 | / |
| Wekesah | 77 | 61 | / |
| Waekesa | 77 | 45 | / |
| Wakisha | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wokisai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wakissa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Waakisa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wekessa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wekeesa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wekhesa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wekesha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wikhisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wykisha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beekisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekesas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekesaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wackisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakisau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wikisha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekeiser | 71 | 33 | / |
| Weikisse | 71 | 11 | / |
| Beikissa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wikoitsa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beykisay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wykiesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weakeasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weskeiza | 71 | 0 | / |
| Uekusa | 67 | 5,530 | / |
| Wakiso | 67 | 555 | / |
| Wakusa | 67 | 210 | / |
| Wekesi | 67 | 111 | / |
| Wakesa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wicesa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wakiza | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vakisa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wekheiser | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wekeza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wekese | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vekusa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wokusa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weckeiser | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vekiso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wokiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wikisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waqesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wikiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vekica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vekisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vecisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weckisser | 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 Wekisa
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