Wesa Surname

123,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7541:26,3282,954
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Indonesia2431:544,23543,920
Papua New Guinea2271:35,9194,288
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Canada851:433,47837,831
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Finland141:392,62226,475
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wesa (2,194) may also be a first name.

Wesa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wesa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wesa (Arabic: ويسا, Oriya: େୱସା) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesa? popularity and diffusion

Wesa is the 123,275th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,967,480 people. Wesa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Wesa reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 159,896th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 2,194 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,754 people, or 1 in 26,328. In Kenya Wesa is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 59 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 12 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Wesa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wesa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wesa last name increased 3,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wesa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (91%) in Kenya and Muslim (33%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Wesa surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wesa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 24.78% less than the national average, earning $17,076,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 31.68% more than the national average, earning $56,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $47,431 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wessa891,119/
Wesay89248/
Wesia89178/
Wesha89178/
Wiesa89154/
Hwesa89111/
Wesai89100/
Weasa8971/
Weisa8945/
Wejsa8929/
Wesah8917/
Waesa8916/
Weysa8912/
Weesa898/
Whesa894/
Wesea893/
Weusa891/
Wezsa891/
Wesau891/
Wuesa891/
Wedsa891/
Wesaa891/
Wesas891/
Weshah806,656/
Wetsai80655/
Wetsah8057/
Hwesha8038/
Wessah8038/
Wessay8033/
Weyssa8014/
Weissa8011/
Weesay8010/
Weessa8010/
Weasea809/
Weisha807/
Waesah805/
Hwessa805/
Wetsaa804/
Weussa804/
Weesai804/
Waessa803/
Wessea803/
Wiesia803/
Weisat802/
Wuesca802/
Wescha802/
Wessai802/
Wiesha802/
Wesadt801/
Whessa801/
Wehsah801/
Wesiea801/
Woesah801/
Wesoha801/
Wesaia801/
Wesiaa801/
Wiessa801/
Wedsay801/
Weisia801/
Woessa801/
Weesaa801/
Wessau801/
Weesat801/
Weesha801/
Hweesa801/
Weesea800/
Weshay800/
Besa7536,182/
Wasa758,459/
Vesa755,689/
Weza754,006/
Weja753,569/
Wese751,896/
Wisa751,448/
Wosa751,326/
Weso751,021/
Uesa75139/
Wesy7524/
Wexa7514/
Wysa751/
Weßa751/
Weshahy731,317/
Weissat7360/
Wetshay7329/
Weishap7328/
Weisatt7311/
Weisath739/
Waesaha736/
Weasaha734/
Weysatt731/
Weesaid731/
Whessah731/
Weshaya731/
Weishaa731/
Weisach731/
Weeshai731/
Wetsast731/
Weishau731/
Waesaih731/
Weseatt730/
Weshsha730/
Wiese6751,598/
Bessa6745,714/
Weise6731,206/
Wassa678,779/
Weese677,303/
Wasai677,148/
Vesga676,507/
Wissa675,077/
Washa674,475/
Besha674,257/
Besau673,706/
Wasay672,071/
Wuese671,516/
Vetsa671,252/
Wease671,220/
Wojsa671,092/
Weshy671,013/
Wisai67949/
Wesso67934/
Waisa67932/
Huesa67921/
Wesse67869/
Wezza67557/
Vesca67542/
Weshi67531/
Vessa67462/
Besai67433/
Veisa67416/
Beesa67405/
Vesat67388/
Wedja67363/
Weseh67301/
Wesee67295/
Wossa67280/
Wosha67277/
Vesha67245/
Wehse67242/
Beisa67221/
Wesco67196/
Wisia67191/
Weeza67157/
Wasau67156/
Wesoo67154/
Besay67151/
Vesea67143/
Wasah67137/
Vejsa67136/
Weishaus67132/
Wasea67132/
Vaesa67129/
Veesa67127/
Wosah67120/
Wesey67116/
Wehso6799/
Wessi6799/
Wasaa6796/
Wisay6787/
Vesay6781/
Wesie6775/
Wosai6772/
Besea6769/
Beasa6767/
Wisah6766/
Wyssa6766/
Wesih6765/
Besaa6763/
Wecha6757/
Wejse6755/
Weisi6753/
Beysa6743/
Vesza6743/
Hweza6742/
Weuza6737/
Weyse6736/
Veysa6734/
Wässa6734/
Weusi6733/
Wesho6733/
Wisza6733/
Wosau6732/
Wessy6730/
Wesei6730/
Weishaup6728/
Viesa6728/
Weiza6727/
Wuisa6727/
Vuesa6727/
Weshe6726/
Vesas6726/
Waysa6724/
Weseu6721/
Wieza6721/
Vesad6717/
Wisha6716/
Weiso6716/
Wesøe6715/
Vesah6715/
Waeso6715/
Waeza6714/
Weysi6713/
Weisshap6713/
Wysga6713/
Wasza6713/
Wheja6712/
Wesøy6711/
Wezse679/
Whese679/
Wegia678/
Wetca678/
Wheza677/
Wesci677/
Woisa677/
Weishapp677/
Wahsa676/
Vesaa676/
Whosa676/
Weija676/
Wisau675/
Wejai675/
Weace675/
Wisaa675/
Vesai674/
Weisy674/
Werza674/
Wheso674/
Vweso674/
Uesai674/
Uesha673/
Waasa673/
Weaso673/
Wesgo673/
Wosea673/
Wejah673/
Wezha673/
Wazea673/
Hweja672/
Wesge672/
Besza672/
Veasa672/
Weasy672/
Wesou672/
Wezea672/
Weuse672/
Whesy672/
Weisé672/
Wiesé672/
Wasaj672/
Wezia672/
Wesio672/
Wisap671/
Wesiz671/
Wesop671/
Wettsatt671/
Weiseach671/
Wejha671/
Vesaj671/
Vhesa671/
Weaco671/
Voesa671/
Uesca671/
Uesga671/
Wehsi671/
Wejat671/
Weiseova671/
Wesuy671/
Vesau671/
Vesja671/
Wajsa671/
Wysad671/
Wesisowa671/
Hwisa671/
Whisa671/
Widsa671/
Weeja671/
Wezaa671/
Wescy671/
Wesgi671/
Weitscha671/
Waesahah671/
Weasheat670/
Weesy670/
Wisea670/
Weishaas670/
Weitshat670/
Wieso670/

Wesa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wesa in the Oriya language
େୱସାewasa50
େୱଶାewasa50
Wesa in the Arabic language
ويساwysa-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wesa
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