Wessa Surname
Approximately 1,119 people bear this surname
Wessa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| Tanzania | 224 | 1:236,346 | 19,344 |
| Germany | 217 | 1:370,993 | 35,221 |
| United States | 60 | 1:6,040,982 | 292,121 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Wessa (1,088) may also be a first name.
Wessa Demographics
Average Wessa Salary in
United States
$45,633 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wessa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wessa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wessa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺹ) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wessa? popularity and diffusion
Wessa is the 330,832nd most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,512,552 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Wessa reside; 46 percent reside in North Africa and 46 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Wessa is also the 241,985th most common first name worldwide, borne by 1,088 people.
This last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 519 people, or 1 in 177,140. Outside of Egypt Wessa exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 19 percent live.
Wessa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wessa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wessa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wessa are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.
Wessa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $45,633 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wessa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wessa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺹ | ws | - |
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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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- 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 Wessa
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