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
Wesah is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Wesah live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wesah is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 40 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 27 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 6 percent reside and Liberia, where 6 percent reside.
Wesah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the 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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