Wesima Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Wesima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Wesima (23) may also be a first name.
Wesima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wesima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wesima is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesima? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Wesima reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Budaka District, where 90 percent reside and Mbale District, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Wesima
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