Wesani Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wesani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran781:984,39145,758
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Wesani (66) may also be a first name.

Wesani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wesani is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wesani is the 1,817,111th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name Wesani is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Wesani are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Wesani is also the 1,201,840th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 66 people.

The surname Wesani is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 984,391. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Kurdistan Province, where 44 percent live, West Azerbaijan Province, where 36 percent live and Qom Province, where 18 percent live. Apart from Iran it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weesani921/
Wisani83627/
Vesani8324/
Wesane836/
Wexani831/
Waisani7775/
Weizani7714/
Wejhani774/
Vescani774/
Wisaini772/
Vesanai771/
Hwisani771/
Weyzani771/
Veesani771/
Weisane771/
Wisanie771/
Wisanit771/
Wisannit71147/
Veisanai711/
Weasaner710/
Visani675,306/
Wezana67912/
Vejani67511/
Wijani67406/
Vesane67119/
Wisasemni67105/
Wezane6783/
Wisane6770/
Vexani6727/
Wicani676/
Vesanh672/
Bežani672/
Vysani671/
Wezany671/
Vesoni671/
Uisani671/
Wysany670/

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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
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  • 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 Wesani
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