Wesanza Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wesanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wesanza Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1351:342,07320,519
Uganda431:907,89040,955
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wesanza Demographics

Wesanza Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wesanza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wesanza is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesanza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wesanza is the 1,281,391st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Wesanza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wesanza are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Wesanza is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 342,073. In Kenya Wesanza is most common in: Kakamega County, where 90 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 3 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Wesanza is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 24 percent are found.

Wesanza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasanza86109/
Wezanza862/
Wesanja862/
Wesanze861/
Besanza861/
Vescanza805/
Wesantsa803/
Visanza71132/
Wazanza7127/
Bisanza7121/
Wejanja711/
Wesance710/
Wassansa67173/
Visanzay67126/
Wetsansi6787/
Wisansat6732/
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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 Wesanza
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