Wesila Surname
Approximately 2,596 people bear this surname
Wesila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,576 | 1:37,867 | 4,280 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
The alternate forms: Wésila (1) are calculated separately.
Wesila (160) may also be a first name.
Wesila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wesila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wesila has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Wésila. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesila? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 166,677th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,807,221 people. Wesila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wesila are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 725,185th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 160 people.
The last name Wesila is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,576 people, or 1 in 37,867. Beside Ethiopia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Wesila
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