Wesun Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wesun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1161:70,2919,164
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Wesun (56) may also be a first name.

Wesun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wesun is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wesun is the 1,628,521st most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Wesun are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wesun is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 56 people.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 70,291. In Papua New Guinea Wesun is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 98 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 1 percent are found and West New Britain, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Wesun Last Name Statistics demography

Wesun earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weisun9110/
Wesune913/
Weesun912/
Whesun911/
Hwesun911/
Wieszun8361/
Wessung8335/
Weishun837/
Wessune831/
Wessoun831/
Weesune831/
Wesoune831/
Wisun80299/
Wasun80275/
Besun80113/
Weson8063/
Wosun8040/
Vesun8017/
Weishuhn77490/
Weissoun776/
Weushuhn774/
Weisshun772/
Weishunn772/
Wesseunk771/
Wieshuhn771/
Weishung771/
Wesson7310,031/
Beshun73128/
Weason7386/
Wisaun7376/
Beysun7374/
Weijun7359/
Besuin7340/
Weison7333/
Washun7326/
Waseun7322/
Werzun7315/
Wessum739/
Wezune738/
Wheson737/
Besoun736/
Wasuin735/
Beesun734/
Weeson734/
Bessun734/
Wissun733/
Wieson733/
Weixun732/
Wahsun732/
Wueson731/
Vesund731/
Weyson731/
Waszun731/
Woshun731/
Wysoun731/
Weejun731/
Weseum731/
Weshon730/
Wysung730/
Wishun730/
Waisun730/
Weisshuhn7188/
Weischung7154/
Weisson67708/
Wishoun6734/
Weichun6723/
Beshoun6717/
Weischunng675/
Wheason672/
Wyssung672/
Waishun672/
Wechune672/
Weasson672/
Weazson671/
Weishon671/
Wisusen671/
Whesson671/
Weshoon671/
Wejsoon671/
Wezzune671/
Wasshun671/
Weejung671/
Weixeun671/
Whieson670/
Wesshhusen670/
Wesshum670/
Wissung670/
Weyshum670/

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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 Wesun
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