Wesaka Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wesaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1851:211,02316,608
Tanzania1681:315,12923,975
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693

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 last name Wesaka occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 780,352nd most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. The last name Wesaka occurs predominantly 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 numerous first name on earth, borne by 132 people.

The last name Wesaka is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 211,023. In Uganda Wesaka is most prevalent in: Mbale District, where 59 percent are found, Bududa District, where 16 percent are found and Sironko District, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 46 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weisaka921/
Wessaka921/
Wessakai861/
Uesaka831,691/
Wisaka83291/
Wasaka83252/
Weseka8348/
Wesake835/
Vesaka834/
Wesako833/
Wesoka831/
Wezaka831/
Wetshakat8022/
Wetschaka801/
Wasakha77366/
Wisakha77130/
Beisaka77112/
Wasauka77108/
Waisaka77106/
Wassaka7751/
Vesakha7736/
Wasaaka7729/
Uesakai7722/
Vesakas777/
Washaka776/
Wechaka774/
Veshaka772/
Wissaka772/
Waesako772/
Wesecka771/
Wieseka771/
Wisakai771/
Besaika771/
Beesaka771/
Wysacka771/
Waasaka771/
Wedjaka771/
Weiseka770/
Wetchaka7157/
Wishakka7121/
Wassaaka7110/
Wahasaka715/
Wesiakou712/
Vessakai712/
Wetsakit712/
Wisatkat711/
Wedchaka711/
Waschaka711/
Waisaaka711/
Wejakaij711/
Washaika711/
Wieszaca711/
Waissaka711/
Waishaka711/
Wasahaka710/
Washhaka710/
Wisauska710/
Uesaki671,660/
Waseka671,160/
Uesako671,010/
Wasako67142/
Vasaka67105/
Wasoka6794/
Wazaka6781/
Vecaka6781/
Wazeka6759/
Visaka6740/
Besaca6738/
Wesoky6736/
Bezaka6729/
Wosoka6722/
Wysoka6721/
Wicaka6720/
Wiseka6717/
Vejaka6712/
Wosako6711/
Vesaki6710/
Weceka676/
Wezeka674/
Wizaka672/
Wetchakah672/
Wesoke672/
Weschakit671/
Vysaka671/
Vosaka671/
Vesoka671/
Wisaki671/
Vesake671/
Uesaca671/
Weseko671/
Wozaka671/
Wazoka671/

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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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