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 occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Wesah is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Wesah live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 40 people.
Wesah is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya Wesah is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 27 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found 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 carrying the Wesah surname is predominantly 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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