Weyessa Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Norway

Weyessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weyessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Weyessa (6,706) may also be a first name.

Weyessa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weyessa is found most in Ethiopia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Weyessa.

How Common Is The Last Name Weyessa? popularity and diffusion

Weyessa is the 2,255,512th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Weyessa live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 79,788th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 6,706 people.

Weyessa is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Barring Ethiopia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside.

Weyessa Last Name Statistics demography

Weyessa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.71% less than the national average, earning $32,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weyesa921,297/
Weyssa9214/
Weessa9210/
Woyessa864,223/
Wayessa862,433/
Beyessa866/
Weyassa864/
Weyessy861/
Weysa8312/
Woyesa771,616/
Wejesa7770/
Weysse7724/
Wayesa7724/
Weyasa7715/
Wayssa7715/
Weissa7711/
Weyosa778/
Weesai774/
Weussa774/
Beyesa774/
Beyssa773/
Weesse772/
Weesha771/
Veessa771/
Hweesa771/
Weyeso771/
Weyisa771/
Woessa771/
Weesaa771/
Weesea770/
Bayessa712,100/
Weyusia71342/
Beyissa7163/
Weissat7160/
Baweesa7110/
Woyesso717/
Weyecha717/
Weyasse712/
Boyessa712/
Weyssou712/
Beyesse711/
Woyesha711/
Weeshai711/
Woyssat711/
Weysatt711/
Weesseh711/
Wayassa711/
Weyusha711/
Wiyesse711/
Beyassa711/
Beyesso711/
Bowessa711/
Weyousa711/
Veesa67127/
Weasa6771/
Weisa6745/
Beysa6743/
Weyse6736/
Veysa6734/
Wejsa6729/
Waysa6724/
Wyese6719/
Weisshap6713/
Weysi6713/
Wajeesat674/
Vyesa672/
Wayessou671/
Weusa671/
Weeyssou671/
Wajeesha671/
Wiyessou671/
Beyessou671/

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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 Weyessa
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