Weslay Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Weslay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Weslay (207) may also be a first name.
Weslay Demographics
Weslay Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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.
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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 Weslay
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