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 held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesakania? popularity and diffusion
Wesakania is the 1,244,200th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wesakania reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 278,192. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 54 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 44 percent reside and Busia County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Wesakania occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Wesakania Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wesakania surname is chiefly 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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