Wesala Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wesala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1651:279,87818,255
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wesala (74) may also be a first name.

Wesala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wesala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wesala has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 948,111th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Wesala live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 74 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 279,878. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent reside, Busia County, where 1 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Kenya Wesala occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Wesala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wesala surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Wesala last name are 22.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wesala earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.28% less than the national average, earning $39,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wesalah9233/
Wiesala9211/
Wesaala926/
Wesalia922/
Wesaula921/
Wetsala921/
Wieszala86199/
Wiesalla8637/
Wiessala864/
Weasalea863/
Weissala862/
Wesalash861/
Wesalaya861/
Wasala835,809/
Besala835,116/
Wesali833,193/
Vesala831,679/
Wisala83825/
Wesela83169/
Wesalo8319/
Wosala8317/
Wesola839/
Wesaly837/
Wezala832/
Wesale831/
Weishalla8064/
Wiehsalla8028/
Wiessalla8016/
Wieshalla8013/
Waesaleah805/
Wieschala803/
Wieszalla801/
Bessala779,094/
Veshala77550/
Washala77123/
Wessela7775/
Veesala7771/
Waisala7766/
Wassala7758/
Wessale7732/
Wiesała7725/
Weselau7719/
Wossala7717/
Vessala7717/
Vesalga7716/
Wehsela7715/
Vescala7715/
Wissala7713/
Wasalai7712/
Wosahla7711/
Beesala7710/
Besalia7710/
Wisalat778/
Weshela776/
Besalla774/
Wasalah774/
Vesalha774/
Vesalla772/
Weisale772/
Wesaali772/
Wessali772/
Wisaela772/
Besalha772/
Wisayla771/
Wasaala771/
Wetsale771/
Vesalau771/
Vesalya771/
Vaesala771/
Weselay771/
Wessaly771/
Wessola771/
Wasalau771/
Waasala771/
Wysgala771/
Wisahla771/
Wisalah771/
Wesiela771/
Weseela771/
Wisalya771/
Wisasla771/
Wiesela771/
Wieschalla75167/
Weischalla750/
Wieszała71184/
Wisgalla7165/
Vessalas7128/
Wehselau7120/
Wysgalla7119/
Weshayli7112/
Wessaali718/
Washalla716/
Bessalla716/
Veshaala713/
Besallah712/
Wießalla712/
Wasalaay712/
Beisalai711/
Wehjalah711/
Wessaloo711/
Wessehla711/
Veshayla711/
Veesaala711/
Veeshala711/
Veessala711/
Bessalha711/
Waissala711/
Wysgalia711/
Wossalla711/
Beassala711/
Bessalay711/
Waeseela711/
Besaleau710/
Vasala673,347/
Bisala671,810/
Vesali671,166/
Vesela671,166/
Wesoła67783/
Visala67564/
Wesoly67443/
Wasela67310/
Besalo67211/
Besola67178/
Wazala67118/
Wezela67109/
Besale6743/
Wischalla6743/
Besali6741/
Vesola6741/
Weselá6735/
Vesaly6732/
Vesalo6731/
Wisali6726/
Vesale6723/
Wasola6723/
Vejala6717/
Bezala6716/
Weselo6714/
Wisale6710/
Wazola678/
Wischgala677/
Vosala676/
Wosola676/
Uecala676/
Wazela675/
Wezale674/
Wozala674/
Wesolá673/
Wesolo672/
Wosela672/
Wisola672/
Wasalo672/
Weschales671/
Weischale671/
Bessaliah671/
Uisala671/
Wesole671/
Vecala671/
Wissallah671/
Wisalo671/
Wisela671/
Bessailia671/
Washallah671/
Vescealau671/
Wezalahai671/
Wezali671/
Bessallah671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wesala
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