Wesswa Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Wesswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 182 | 1:214,502 | 16,816 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Wesswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wesswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wesswa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesswa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,257,535th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wesswa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 214,502. In Uganda Wesswa is most numerous in: Manafwa District, where 79 percent reside, Mbale District, where 8 percent reside and Bududa District, where 6 percent reside. Beside Uganda Wesswa exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weswa | 91 | 1,541 | / |
| Wasswa | 83 | 35,118 | / |
| Weswas | 83 | 8 | / |
| Weiswa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Weswah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wewa | 80 | 586 | / |
| Waisswa | 77 | 167 | / |
| Wassswa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wasswah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waasswa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wesswer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bessway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weeswas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasswaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waswa | 73 | 33,342 | / |
| Weawa | 73 | 66 | / |
| Wewah | 73 | 58 | / |
| Wiswa | 73 | 40 | / |
| Weswi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Weiwa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wewai | 73 | 12 | / |
| Veswa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Weewa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wezwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wesba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wewea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wishswas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waiswa | 67 | 50,473 | / |
| Wheway | 67 | 451 | / |
| Weawea | 67 | 81 | / |
| Wessbo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Besway | 67 | 16 | / |
| Waaswa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Weiwad | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wasway | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wishwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wessby | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hwezwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waswah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wehwah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waswai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bessua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waswaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wassua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beeswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weihwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiswah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wessbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwesva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whezwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veeswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whewha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wessbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waswwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weswit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weewah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyszwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vessua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vessba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasswo | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wesbay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wesswa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis