Weswa Surname
Approximately 1,541 people bear this surname
Weswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,010 | 1:38,653 | 4,964 |
| Kenya | 453 | 1:101,942 | 8,894 |
| Tanzania | 78 | 1:678,739 | 39,598 |
Weswa (28) may also be a first name.
Weswa Demographics
Weswa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Weswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weswa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weswa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 255,938th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,729,102 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Weswa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.
This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,010 people, or 1 in 38,653. In Uganda Weswa is most common in: Manafwa District, where 49 percent reside, Bududa District, where 27 percent reside and Mbale District, where 9 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.
Weswa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Weswa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesswa | 91 | 183 | / |
| Weswas | 91 | 8 | / |
| Weiswa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Weswah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weeswas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waswa | 80 | 33,342 | / |
| Wiswa | 80 | 40 | / |
| Weswi | 80 | 17 | / |
| Veswa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wezwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wesba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waiswa | 73 | 50,473 | / |
| Wasswa | 73 | 35,118 | / |
| Besway | 73 | 16 | / |
| Waaswa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wasway | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wishwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hwezwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Waswai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waswah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waswaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wiswah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weswit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wyszwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waswwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwesva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veeswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whezwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wetswe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beeswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wesbay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waisswa | 67 | 167 | / |
| Wiswash | 67 | 10 | / |
| Weswood | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wassswa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Veeshwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wasswah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waasswa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wasswaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waaiswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veetswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesswer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wishwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wishwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bessway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiswaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Weswa
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