Wesah Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Wesah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Wesah (40) may also be a first name.
Wesah Demographics
Wesah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wesah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wesah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wesah has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Wesah are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 40 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent live, Nairobi County, where 27 percent live and Bungoma County, where 7 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 6 percent live and Liberia, where 6 percent live.
Wesah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wesah last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Wesah
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