Wesely Surname
Approximately 1,760 people bear this surname
Wesely Surname User-submission:
This surname means: happy (adjective m.; direct translation).
Wesely Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 680 | 1:533,028 | 44,312 |
| Austria | 444 | 1:19,179 | 2,976 |
| Germany | 407 | 1:197,802 | 22,786 |
| Liberia | 45 | 1:97,967 | 7,863 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
The alternate forms: Weselý (26) are calculated separately.
Wesely (595) may also be a first name.
Wesely Surname Meaning
Wesely Demographics
Wesely Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Wesely Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wesely Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wesely is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Weselý. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesely? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 230,013th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,140,651 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Wesely reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 342,839th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 595 people.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 680 people, or 1 in 533,028. In The United States Wesely is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 19 percent are found, Nebraska, where 19 percent are found and Iowa, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 25 percent are found and Germany, where 23 percent are found.
Wesely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wesely has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,079 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wesely Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wesely last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wesely surname are 27.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.21% being registered with the political party.
The amount Wesely earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.22% more than the national average, earning R 259,560 per year and in United States they earn 19.02% more than the national average, earning $51,358 USD per year.
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