Wesisi Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wesisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1141:405,08722,588
Uganda621:629,66632,895

Wesisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wesisi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesisi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,290,735th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name Wesisi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wesisi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 405,087. In Kenya Wesisi is most common in: Bungoma County, where 56 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 43 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 35 percent are found.

Wesisi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wesisi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wetsisi921/
Vesisi8367/
Wasisi8314/
Besisi833/
Wezisi831/
Wesisa831/
Wesiji831/
Wessize772/
Behsisi771/
Wisisit771/
Wisaisi771/
Wegisyi771/
Bessisi771/
Washisi771/
Wasishi771/
Weisiger71346/
Washishi7148/
Wisessit719/
Hwisisai712/
Bessissi712/
Wessidji712/
Wassissi711/
Weshishe711/
Wesesa67220/
Wozisi67184/
Wazisi6788/
Wesige6786/
Besise6765/
Vesici6733/
Wasise6720/
Besici6716/
Wisize675/
Bisisi674/
Wesize674/
Wosizi673/
Wazesi673/
Wisisa672/
Beheshisi672/
Wasizi672/
Vasisi672/
Behshishi671/
Wisiza671/
Wisegi671/
Wozesi671/
Begisi671/
Uesigi671/
Vesigi671/
Wijesi671/
Besigi671/
Wesischer670/
Weiseiger670/
Weisseise670/

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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 Wesisi
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