Wessie Surname
Approximately 914 people bear this surname
Wessie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 823 | 1:65,830 | 8,266 |
| Israel | 55 | 1:155,593 | 16,202 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Wessie (2,393) may also be a first name.
Wessie Demographics
Average Wessie Salary in
United States
$27,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wessie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wessie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wessie occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wessie.
How Common Is The Last Name Wessie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 388,118th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,973,245 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wessie are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Wessie is also the 151,754th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 2,393 people.
Wessie is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 823 people, or 1 in 65,830. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 38 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and Free State, where 24 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 6 percent reside and Liberia, where 1 percent reside.
Wessie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wessie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wessie last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wessie Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Wessie earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning R 244,308 per year and in United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.
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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 Wessie
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