Wescley Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Wescley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wescley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wescley (3,070) may also be a first name.

Wescley Last Name Facts

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

Wescley occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wescley? popularity and diffusion

Wescley is the 5,812,366th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wescley reside; 91 percent reside in South America and 91 percent reside in Luso-South America. Wescley is also the 130,238th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 3,070 people.

The last name Wescley is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Ceará, where 40 percent live, Acre, where 10 percent live and Goiás, where 10 percent live. Barring Brazil it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whescley931/
Weschley931/
Weschle8675/
Weszley862/
Wesclea861/
Wesclly861/
Weskley860/
Weiscler803/
Weshcler801/
Weeskley801/
Wesckler801/
Wesscler800/
Weskle771/
Veschle710/

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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 Wescley
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