Wesiko Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Wesiko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 144 | 1:367,650 | 26,957 |
| Kenya | 53 | 1:871,319 | 32,675 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Wesiko (120) may also be a first name.
Wesiko Demographics
Wesiko Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wesiko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wesiko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wesiko is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesiko? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,185,157th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wesiko are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 852,104th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 120 people.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 367,650. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mara Region, where 97 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Wesiko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wesiko surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weisiko | 92 | 1,399 | / |
| Wessiko | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wesikko | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wiesiko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weisikoh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wisiko | 83 | 220 | / |
| Wasiko | 83 | 105 | / |
| Wosiko | 83 | 62 | / |
| Vesiko | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wesika | 83 | 3 | / |
| Weseko | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wetshikoy | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vesikko | 77 | 270 | / |
| Waisiko | 77 | 178 | / |
| Washiko | 77 | 119 | / |
| Wissiko | 77 | 92 | / |
| Wasikoh | 77 | 52 | / |
| Besikou | 77 | 19 | / |
| Wasicko | 77 | 13 | / |
| Wasieko | 77 | 11 | / |
| Bessiko | 77 | 9 | / |
| Veisiko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weiseko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beysiko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wisikot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vessiko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wessika | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wezikoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beshiko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woizesko | 71 | 64 | / |
| Wasiejko | 71 | 35 | / |
| Washicko | 71 | 27 | / |
| Wasiecko | 71 | 23 | / |
| Vesaikko | 71 | 11 | / |
| Besheiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weisekop | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wasika | 67 | 485 | / |
| Wosika | 67 | 161 | / |
| Vasiko | 67 | 127 | / |
| Waziko | 67 | 87 | / |
| Veziko | 67 | 74 | / |
| Weseka | 67 | 48 | / |
| Visiko | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wisika | 67 | 35 | / |
| Woychesko | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bezsheiko | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wozeko | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vesico | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bessheiko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waseko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wecika | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waychesko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Besico | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesyka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wociko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wijeko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wierzeiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wazeko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetchikoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vesika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woziko | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wesiko
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis