Wesely Surname

230,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Wesely Surname User-submission:

This surname means: happy (adjective m.; direct translation).

Wesely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6801:533,02844,312
Austria4441:19,1792,976
Germany4071:197,80222,786
Liberia451:97,9677,863
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
France341:1,953,609166,012
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
India171:45,121,493474,784
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England41:13,929,515290,718
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

The alternate forms: Weselý (26) are calculated separately.

Wesely (595) may also be a first name.

Wesely Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means: happy (adjective m.; direct translation).

- czmeelan

Wesely Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wesely is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Weselý. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wesely.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesely? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 230,013th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,140,651 people. Wesely is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Wesely live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wesely is also the 342,839th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 595 people.

The last name Wesely is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 680 people, or 1 in 533,028. In The United States it is primarily concentrated 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 prevalency of Wesely has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 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 devotion of those carrying the Wesely surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wesely last name are 27.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.21% registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weselý9426/
Wessely923,341/
Weszely92172/
Weseley9274/
Wehsely9216/
Wiesely922/
Weselay921/
Wesseley867/
Vesely836,079/
Wisely831,741/
Wesoly83443/
Wesele83256/
Wesela83169/
Weseli83103/
Weselá8335/
Wasely8334/
Wesily8334/
Wecely831/
Weshelley801/
Veselyy771,344/
Wiseley771,210/
Veselyi77406/
Veszely77327/
Vessely77173/
Beasely7799/
Weseler7777/
Wessela7775/
Woseley7754/
Wessoly7753/
Veseliy7736/
Wesseli7735/
Weszeli7731/
Wesselá7729/
Weselis7726/
Veseley7718/
Wehsela7715/
Wesselý7713/
Weisoly7711/
Beesely7710/
Wessily7710/
Veasely777/
Weshela776/
Wehsoly776/
Veselay776/
Weisele775/
Wessele774/
Wassely773/
Wesolly773/
Veselys773/
Beshely772/
Wessäly772/
Wyseley771/
Wehsele771/
Weszelá771/
Wessaly771/
Weshele771/
Wesholy771/
Wyssely771/
Wesiela771/
Weseela771/
Wiesela771/
Vesesly770/
Beseley770/
Weselie770/
Wiselay770/
Beseily770/
Veselaya711,073/
Wehseler7182/
Wessolly7182/
Beaseley7164/
Weisiele7126/
Veszelyi7121/
Vesseley7116/
Whoseley7115/
Weiseles717/
Weiseler714/
Wassiely713/
Beeseley711/
Vwiesele711/
Woiseley711/
Wasseley711/
Wessehla711/
Wesseles711/
Veaseley711/
Veszeley711/
Wehsolly711/
Veselytė711/
Washeely711/
Wessiley711/
Besseley710/
Veselá6714,107/
Veselý6713,204/
Veseli677,509/
Wesali673,193/
Wesila672,596/
Wesoły671,313/
Vesela671,166/
Besele67320/
Vesele67293/
Wiseli67229/
Wasily67223/
Wasele67113/
Waseli6799/
Beseli6791/
Uesele6735/
Wesselich6729/
Wesile6718/
Wesili6710/
Veselj676/
Wisily676/
Weselhead672/
Wesjla672/
Wisele672/
Wesseluis672/
Ueseli671/
Wesole671/
Wessesler671/
Wesale671/
Weßoly671/
Wisela671/
Vesoly671/
Wezily671/
Wessisley671/
Waseelaay671/
Wychesley670/
Bysely670/
Visely670/

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