Wesakania Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Wesakania Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 166 | 1:278,192 | 18,180 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wesakania Demographics
Wesakania Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wesakania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wesakania Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wesakania is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesakania? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,244,200th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. Wesakania occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wesakania are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 278,192. In Kenya Wesakania is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 54 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 44 percent are found and Busia County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Wesakania Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wesakania last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesakana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wasakania | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wesakanya | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wasakana | 82 | 97 | / |
| Wasakani | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wiskania | 82 | 1 | / |
| Weyskani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wasakaana | 78 | 2 | / |
| Wisakhana | 78 | 1 | / |
| We Sikani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wasakanwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wasekania | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wisakan | 75 | 128 | / |
| Waskana | 75 | 45 | / |
| Wesaken | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasakhanwa | 74 | 11 | / |
| Weiss-Akan | 74 | 6 | / |
| Weissakane | 74 | 1 | / |
| Weyssakane | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wisaikan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Waskiani | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wasakhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wesikeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waskan | 67 | 85 | / |
| Waeosakun | 67 | 54 | / |
| Weskin | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wesgan | 67 | 30 | / |
| Woskan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wesiyakun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wasiu-Akanni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wasikyana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weskon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesagn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasaykhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wescan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wichaikanha | 60 | 1 | / |
| Vichaikanha | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Wesakania
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