Wessie Surname

388,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wessie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wessie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8231:65,8308,266
Israel551:155,59316,202
Liberia131:339,11818,650
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wessie (2,393) may also be a first name.

Wessie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wessie occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wessie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 388,118th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,973,245 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wessie live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Wessie is also the 151,754th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 2,393 people.

The surname Wessie is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 823 people, or 1 in 65,830. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 38 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and Free State, where 24 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 6 percent are found and Liberia, where 1 percent are found.

Wessie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wessie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiessie9269/
Wessier9257/
Weissie9246/
Wessieh9212/
Wessies929/
Wesse91869/
Wessi9199/
Wesie9175/
Wesseh8317,307/
Wassie8316,931/
Weisse833,468/
Bessie832,873/
Wiesie83241/
Weesie83240/
Wiesse83237/
Vessie83124/
Wessey83122/
Weissi8354/
Wessee8346/
Weshie8327/
Wissie8326/
Weysse8324/
Weïsse8323/
Waesse8321/
Wessih8310/
Wesied836/
Wessea833/
Wossie833/
Weesse832/
Wessai832/
Woessi832/
Wesier831/
Wesiea831/
Whesse831/
Wesieh831/
Wesseu831/
Wuessi831/
Wesiey831/
Wessei831/
Weisie830/
Wesset830/
Wese801,896/
Vessier77444/
Vessies77304/
Beassie7757/
Whesseh7740/
Wuessey7716/
Veyssie778/
Weissid775/
Wesszer774/
Bessieh773/
Wesseis772/
Wessesh772/
Wassiee772/
Hwesser771/
Wessher771/
Wheshie771/
Weisseh771/
Weesseh771/
Wissieh771/
Wesseeh771/
Wessseh771/
Wesiehi771/
Weusseu771/
Wetshie771/
Whesjie771/
Wossieh771/
Weissed771/
Wessets770/
Wessett770/
Wiese7351,598/
Weise7331,206/
Besse7322,844/
Weese737,303/
Bessi736,846/
Wasie736,006/
Wisse734,188/
Wasse733,713/
Weiße733,119/
Wassi732,136/
Wuese731,516/
Wease731,220/
Wessa731,119/
Weshi73531/
Vesse73435/
Weseh73301/
Wesee73295/
Wehse73242/
Vessi73234/
Wissi73159/
Wesey73116/
Besie73101/
Wesai73100/
Wossi7379/
Wesih7365/
Waese7356/
Wejse7355/
Weisi7353/
Weyse7336/
Weusi7333/
Wessy7330/
Wesei7330/
Wosse7330/
Woese7327/
Weshe7326/
Waesi7326/
Weseu7321/
Weice7315/
Wesøe7315/
Weysi7313/
Wezse739/
Whese739/
Wesci737/
Wisie734/
Wesue734/
Wesea733/
Wesge732/
Weuse732/
Uessi732/
Woesi732/
Uesse732/
Wyssi731/
Wesiz731/
Vesie731/
Wysie731/
Wosie731/
Wehsi731/
Wesgi731/
Veyssier71287/
Veissier7173/
Weissich7145/
Weishiet715/
Wesiheit711/
Wesscher711/
Wasseiye711/
Whessett710/
Weissech710/
Bessey674,661/
Wesche673,936/
Vessey672,687/
Wisseh671,807/
Bissie671,748/
Bessai671,685/
Beasse67807/
Wetsai67655/
Bessei67620/
Vessio67570/
Vassie67449/
Weiche67428/
Wassey67326/
Vesser67309/
Wechie67215/
Ouesse67167/
Weaser67160/
Bessij67158/
Weseth67150/
Wassai67112/
Bessee67109/
Weisscher67107/
Vissie67107/
Waisse6799/
Beisse6797/
Wetser6779/
Besshi6777/
Waissi6775/
Wassei6775/
Veisse6763/
Beyssi6755/
Ouessi6755/
Weixie6752/
Wasseu6749/
Vesier6749/
Wehser6746/
Weissy6740/
Wesehe6740/
Viesse6738/
Weishi6738/
Wasieh6738/
Veissi6736/
Wessay6733/
Wassij6732/
Wassih6731/
Veyssi6728/
Wasseh6727/
Veasie6726/
Beshie6726/
Washie6722/
Weesee6722/
Vesiez6721/
Wejsis6720/
Vesset6719/
Waysse6719/
Veysie6718/
Wosseu6717/
Viessi6716/
Beesse6715/
Weyssa6714/
Veysse6711/
Bessye6711/
Weissa6711/
Bessih6711/
Vesseh6711/
Wossey6711/
Weeseh6711/
Weijse6711/
Weessa6710/
Weasea679/
Wosseh679/
Weicer677/
Vessié677/
Wasiej677/
Wejset677/
Weseeh676/
Huessi676/
Whassi676/
Wedset676/
Wiesiy676/
Vexsie676/
Vessis676/
Vossie675/
Beissi675/
Bessce675/
Hwessa675/
Wheese674/
Weseey674/
Weihse674/
Bescie674/
Beassi674/
Hwasse674/
Waysie674/
Weesai674/
Wissid673/
Beysse673/
Weshey673/
Weasee673/
Weseai673/
Vaesse673/
Wisiey672/
Wedshi672/
Wetsei672/
Beasie672/
Hweshe672/
Waasie672/
Woisse672/
Wissey672/
Weasey672/
Bessea672/
Woeseh672/
Wässer672/
Wishie672/
Woissi672/
Veisie672/
Wejser672/
Weszer672/
Wesheh672/
Ueshie672/
Wedsey672/
Waeshi671/
Waisie671/
Wosjie671/
Wuesscher671/
Wissee671/
Weashi671/
Wetsey671/
Wheshe671/
Weisee671/
Weizze671/
Vesses671/
Wiesje671/
Weishe671/
Beesie671/
Wosiey671/
Whessa671/
Vessei671/
Weseez671/
Woshie671/
Vesshi671/
Voessi671/
Veïsse671/
Uhessi671/
Wesaia671/
Wesiaa671/
Wiessa671/
Wiessy671/
Wayssi671/
Weissè671/
Weisze671/
Weizeh671/
Weetse671/
Weetsi671/
Weischies671/
Weisih671/
Weisis671/
Weushe671/
Wheshi671/
Wasyie671/
Wassea671/
Wassye671/
Wasiee671/
Vesieh671/
Waassi671/
Wueshi671/
Beïsse671/
Bessaiyeh671/
Weyshe671/
Wasihe671/
Vessid671/
Vesszi671/
Wasiea671/
Weszio671/
Wyssis671/
Bessci671/
Whessy670/
Weesea670/
Weisez670/
Weishsyer670/
Weshue670/
Hvesse670/
Wheisi670/
Weisey670/
Wisiet670/
Wescit670/
Wesich670/
Waeshe670/
Wissiy670/
Weissheit670/
Uesser670/
Wieshe670/
Uessey670/
Weship670/
Weshye670/

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