Wesaka Surname
Approximately 363 people bear this surname
Wesaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 185 | 1:211,023 | 16,608 |
| Tanzania | 168 | 1:315,129 | 23,975 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
Wesaka (132) may also be a first name.
Wesaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wesaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wesaka occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 780,352nd most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wesaka are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 807,735th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 132 people.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 211,023. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mbale District, where 59 percent reside, Bududa District, where 16 percent reside and Sironko District, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 46 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Wesaka
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