Wesso Surname

381,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wesso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6971:77,7309,640
Benin1161:89,10010,389
Liberia721:61,2305,350
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Wesso (43) may also be a first name.

Wesso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wesso is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 381,502nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,802,512 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wesso live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 43 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 697 people, or 1 in 77,730. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 82 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 7 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live. Aside from South Africa Wesso occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 12 percent live and Liberia, where 8 percent live.

Wesso Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wesso earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.25% less than the national average, earning R 180,000 per year and in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wessou91111/
Wesszo9112/
Wessos916/
Weisso915/
Wessot913/
Wessoh912/
Whesso911/
Wessoo911/
Weso891,021/
Whessou8314/
Weissou837/
Weyssou832/
Hwessou831/
Wessott830/
Besso805,461/
Wasso802,988/
Wessa801,119/
Vesso80735/
Wisso80318/
Wosso80225/
Wesoo80154/
Wehso8099/
Wesho8033/
Uesso8017/
Weiso8016/
Waeso8015/
Wheso804/
Vweso804/
Weaso803/
Wesgo803/
Wesou802/
Wesio802/
Wesop801/
Wesas801/
Wieso800/
Weeyssou771/
Bessho739,452/
Bessou734,253/
Wissou731,389/
Vessou731,095/
Woisso73583/
Vessot73223/
Beasso73161/
Beisso7385/
Huesso7366/
Waesoh7363/
Wessah7338/
Ouesso7334/
Wissot7330/
Waisso7329/
Bessoh7318/
Weyssa7314/
Weissa7311/
Weessa7310/
Vessoh7310/
Waesoo7310/
Hwesho737/
Whesou737/
Hwessa735/
Bessoo735/
Wescho735/
Weussa734/
Wossoh734/
Waessa733/
Weysou733/
Waasso733/
Wassoh733/
Wesott732/
Hwesuo732/
Whosso731/
Whessa731/
Viesso731/
Wesoha731/
Wesseu731/
Wiesio731/
Wiessa731/
Weisou731/
Wetsop731/
Wassoo731/
Wassso731/
Woessa731/
Beesso731/
Wessau731/
Weadso731/
Weshop730/
Beso679,172/
Wesa673,704/
Waso673,197/
Wiso67616/
Woso67574/
Veso67430/
Ouessou67165/
Waissou6787/
Ueso6763/
Houesso6761/
Weissat6760/
Beessoo6732/
Wayssou6730/
Wyso6717/
Wexo6714/
Huessou6714/
Veissou6711/
Waissoo673/
Weishot672/
Bessouh672/
Beyssou672/
Vesszos671/
Weisopf671/
Whessah671/
Besscho671/
Weusseu671/
Wassouh671/
Vessoit671/
Wahasso671/
Waassou671/
Waisseo671/
Woissou671/
Beessou671/
Weishuo671/
Wetsast671/
Weishou671/
Waeshoh671/
Weshopp670/
Weshsha670/

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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 Wesso
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