Westayi Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Westayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 61 | 1:757,048 | 31,106 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
Westayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westayi is found most in Kenya. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Westayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,091,648th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Westayi reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Barring Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetayi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Westay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Westaya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wastayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Westhay | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wetai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wetaya | 77 | 354 | / |
| Wetoyi | 77 | 282 | / |
| Westey | 77 | 14 | / |
| Bestay | 77 | 13 | / |
| Bestai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Weitai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wetayo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wetaid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weatay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Westea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Westoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wetaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wastai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Betayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weteyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wethay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wettaya | 71 | 29 | / |
| Bistayi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Wetaaya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vestaji | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bestaya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vastayi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bestajy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wasthay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beshtay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Westhui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weitaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westyeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westhau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wehtaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westhea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westiey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westgoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westead | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beastay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Betay | 67 | 554 | / |
| Betai | 67 | 459 | / |
| Westhaus | 67 | 143 | / |
| Wetea | 67 | 69 | / |
| Wetoi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Vetai | 67 | 25 | / |
| Witai | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wetoy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wetei | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wetey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wetau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wetthaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uetai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wetae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wetui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vetay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weystead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wethtaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uetay | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Westayi
- 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