Weslay Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Liberia

Weslay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weslay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Weslay (207) may also be a first name.

Weslay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weslay is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weslay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Weslay is the 4,908,606th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Weslay reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 31 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Weslay is also the 629,010th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 207 people.

Weslay is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya Weslay is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 50 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 13 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Weslay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weslay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weslay last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weslay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weshlay921/
Wesslay920/
Wesly912,312/
Wesla919/
Whesllay861/
Wesley8346,528/
Beslay83263/
Weslly8338/
Wessly8323/
Wesliy834/
Wislay833/
Weisly833/
Weslat833/
Wesjla832/
Veslay831/
Wiesly831/
Wessla831/
Weshla831/
Weclay831/
Weisla831/
Wexlay830/
Wessley77297/
Weasley77158/
Wesslau7776/
Wiesley7776/
Weslley7766/
Beaslay7759/
Wehsley7716/
Weshley7710/
Wesslly779/
Weslaut778/
Weisley776/
Weesley774/
Wedsley774/
Wesilla774/
Wesleya773/
Whislay772/
Veshlay772/
Weszley772/
Wieslau771/
Wesleye771/
Wesleyp771/
Veaslay771/
Weuslly771/
Weslaii771/
Beeslay771/
Wesclea771/
Wesclly771/
Waesley771/
Weissly770/
Whesley770/
Weitsly770/
Wesslia770/
Wesle73164/
Wesli73137/
Wisla73130/
Besla73130/
Vesly7351/
Wisly7338/
Wasla7334/
Vesla7317/
Wysly734/
Wezla731/
Wezly731/
Wysla731/
Wejla731/
Weslauth7156/
Waeschly711/
Wesladth711/
Weislaus711/
Weheslly711/
Whescley711/
Weschley711/
Wesllhey711/
Wheasley710/
Beschlay710/
Beesslay710/
Wasley672,643/
Besley671,599/
Wisley67732/
Wiesli67455/
Waslah67327/
Vesley67243/
Bessla67179/
Vislay67142/
Wosley67103/
Beesla6797/
Weslie6740/
Weßlau6740/
Wessle6738/
Waslia6727/
Beasla6727/
Weslei6722/
Wexley6721/
Wiesle6721/
Bezlay6719/
Wesleyová6717/
Wejlah6714/
Beslau6713/
Wehjla6711/
Weslee6710/
Veasly6710/
Woesle677/
Whesli676/
Veshla675/
Weslij675/
Vyslay674/
Wysley673/
Wislau673/
Weasle673/
Wezley673/
Weisle672/
Weslou672/
Wyslla672/
Weesli672/
Waisla671/
Wislia671/
Weejly671/
Weesle671/
Wasliy671/
Whisla671/
Veslly671/
Vessly671/
Wesleh671/
Ouesla671/
Wislly671/
Besloy671/
Huesly671/
Weisła671/
Weszła671/
Wezlau671/
Whisly671/
Wassla671/
Veslaj671/
Vessla671/
Wislah671/
Wechla671/
Weicly671/
Weclau671/
Weysle671/
Wiszly671/
Wuisly671/
Weshle670/
Wiclay670/
Whetslaud670/
Weslle670/
Beisla670/
Whosly670/

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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
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  • 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 Weslay
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