Wetshay Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Wetshay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wetshay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wetshay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wetshay has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wetshay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wetshay is the 3,665,662nd most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wetshay live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Wetshay
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