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
Wesaka is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesaka? popularity and diffusion
Wesaka is the 780,352nd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. The surname Wesaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wesaka live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 807,735th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 132 people.
The last name Wesaka is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 211,023. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 59 percent live, Bududa District, where 16 percent live and Sironko District, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 46 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.
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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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