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
Wekisa is most common in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wekisa.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekisa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wekisa is the 2,007,164th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Wekisa live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 557,704. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kibaale District, where 47 percent are found, Hoima District, where 24 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 10 percent are found. Besides Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
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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