Wesseh Surname

30,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wesseh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesseh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia16,6811:26435
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wesseh (1,051) may also be a first name.

Wesseh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wesseh is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesseh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,865th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 421,075 people. The last name Wesseh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wesseh are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 246,979th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,051 people.

The surname Wesseh is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 16,681 people, or 1 in 264. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 30 percent are found, River Gee County, where 20 percent are found and Maryland County, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Liberia it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Wesseh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wesseh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wesseh surname increased 9,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wesseh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wesseh are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Wesseh earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.94% less than the national average, earning $25,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whesseh9240/
Wessieh9212/
Wessesh922/
Weisseh921/
Weesseh921/
Wesseeh921/
Wessseh921/
Wesse91869/
Weseh91301/
Weissech860/
Weisse833,468/
Wisseh831,807/
Wessie83914/
Wiesse83237/
Weseth83150/
Wessey83122/
Wessee8346/
Wasseh8327/
Weysse8324/
Weïsse8323/
Waesse8321/
Vesseh8311/
Weeseh8311/
Wessih8310/
Wosseh839/
Weseeh836/
Wessea833/
Weesse832/
Woeseh832/
Wesheh832/
Whesse831/
Wesieh831/
Wesseu831/
Wessei831/
Wesset830/
Wese801,896/
Weiseth77342/
Wissehr77109/
Wiessie7769/
Weissie7746/
Wuessey7716/
Veisseh7712/
Wesszer774/
Wesseis772/
Hwesser771/
Wessher771/
Whehseh771/
Wissieh771/
Weisish771/
Weusseu771/
Wossieh771/
Weissed771/
Weisech770/
Wessets770/
Wessett770/
Weshsha770/
Wiese7351,598/
Weise7331,206/
Besse7322,844/
Weese737,303/
Wisse734,188/
Wasse733,713/
Wuese731,516/
Wease731,220/
Wessa731,119/
Weshy731,013/
Weshi73531/
Waseh73436/
Vesse73435/
Wesee73295/
Wehse73242/
Wesha73178/
Wesey73116/
Wessi7399/
Wesie7375/
Wesih7365/
Waese7356/
Wejse7355/
Weyse7336/
Wessy7330/
Wesei7330/
Wosse7330/
Woese7327/
Weshe7326/
Weseu7321/
Wezeh7316/
Wesøe7315/
Woseh7312/
Wezse739/
Whese739/
Wesea733/
Wesge732/
Wiseh732/
Weuse732/
Uesse732/
Wyseh731/
Veseh731/
Weissich7145/
Wesscher711/
Weiseach711/
Whessett710/
Wassie6716,931/
Bessey674,661/
Wesche673,936/
Vessey672,687/
Beasse67807/
Bessei67620/
Wassey67326/
Vesser67309/
Wiesie67241/
Weesie67240/
Ouesse67167/
Weaser67160/
Vessie67124/
Bessee67109/
Weisscher67107/
Waisse6799/
Beisse6797/
Veiseh6781/
Wetser6779/
Besshi6777/
Wassei6775/
Veisse6763/
Weissi6754/
Wasseu6749/
Wehser6746/
Weissy6740/
Hwesha6738/
Viesse6738/
Weishi6738/
Wasieh6738/
Wessay6733/
Veyseh6731/
Wassih6731/
Weshie6727/
Wissie6726/
Weesee6722/
Wezzeh6720/
Wejsis6720/
Vesset6719/
Waysse6719/
Wosseu6717/
Beesse6715/
Washeh6714/
Weyssa6714/
Wetshy6712/
Veysse6711/
Weissa6711/
Bessih6711/
Wossey6711/
Weijse6711/
Weessa6710/
Weasea679/
Visseh677/
Weisha677/
Wejset677/
Wesied676/
Weeche676/
Wayseh676/
Beaseh676/
Wedset676/
Bessce675/
Hwessa675/
Wheese674/
Weseey674/
Weihse674/
Hwasse674/
Beysse673/
Weshey673/
Weasee673/
Vesheh673/
Wossie673/
Vaesse673/
Wedshi672/
Wetsei672/
Hueseh672/
Hweshe672/
Woisse672/
Wissey672/
Weasey672/
Wescha672/
Wessai672/
Bessea672/
Woseah672/
Wässer672/
Woessi672/
Wejser672/
Wiesha672/
Weszer672/
Wedsey672/
Vosseh671/
Waeshi671/
Wuesscher671/
Wisehr671/
Wissee671/
Weashi671/
Wesier671/
Wetsey671/
Wheshe671/
Weisee671/
Weishy671/
Vesses671/
Weishe671/
Whessa671/
Vessei671/
Wesiea671/
Veseah671/
Wezeeh671/
Weseez671/
Whezeh671/
Vesshi671/
Veïsse671/
Wesoha671/
Wiessa671/
Wiessy671/
Weechi671/
Weissè671/
Weisze671/
Weizeh671/
Weetse671/
Weisih671/
Weisis671/
Weushe671/
Wheshi671/
Wassea671/
Waseih671/
Vesieh671/
Waaseh671/
Waiseh671/
Wueshi671/
Wuessi671/
Wisysh671/
Beïsse671/
Weyshe671/
Weesha671/
Wetceh671/
Wesiey671/
Whessy670/
Weesea670/
Weshay670/
Weisez670/
Hvesse670/
Weisey670/
Wesich670/
Waeshe670/
Weisie670/
Weissheit670/
Uesser670/
Wieshe670/
Uessey670/
Weship670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wesseh
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