Wesay Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Wesay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 227 | 1:19,421 | 1,968 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wesay (31) may also be a first name.
Wesay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wesay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wesay is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesay? popularity and diffusion
Wesay is the 1,020,242nd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wesay reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 31 people.
It is most widely held in Liberia, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 19,421. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: River Gee County, where 92 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 4 percent reside and Maryland County, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Liberia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 5 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Wesay
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