Wezi Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wezi Surname Definition:

Wezi is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: grace.

Wezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wezi (6,404) may also be a first name.

Wezi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Wezi is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: grace.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Wezi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wezi is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wezi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wezi is the 766,190th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wezi reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wezi is also the 82,148th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 6,404 people.

The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 263,856. Besides The DR Congo Wezi occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent reside.

Wezi Last Name Statistics demography

Wezi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.8% less than the national average, earning R 55,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waezi8952/
Wezih8914/
Wetzi8910/
Wedzi898/
Weizi897/
Wuezi894/
Wezzi891/
Wezie891/
Werzi891/
Wehzi891/
Wezei891/
Wezui891/
Wezit891/
Weezi891/
Weyzi891/
Wetzie8036/
Weizhi8030/
Hwedzi8016/
Weezie805/
Wezitz802/
Wezzie801/
Wehzie801/
Wezieh801/
Whezie801/
Woezie801/
Weedzi801/
Weezai801/
Vezi757,583/
Weza754,006/
Wesi752,652/
Wazi751,040/
Bezi751,024/
Wizi75321/
Weze75279/
Weji75256/
Wozi75178/
Weci75121/
Wegi7537/
Uezi7527/
Wezy751/
Wjzi751/
Wedzich735/
Uamwezi731/
Wehzieh731/
Weise6731,206/
Bezzi675,083/
Bezie674,628/
Wetsi674,366/
Vaezi672,498/
Bezai671,971/
Wazie671,965/
Veizi671,434/
Beyzi671,038/
Vezzi67595/
Bezih67588/
Wezza67557/
Wazhi67508/
Wedji67360/
Weige67310/
Wezee67305/
Bezhi67257/
Vezie67238/
Vezis67185/
Wozei67178/
Weeza67157/
Wedza67148/
Wasei67137/
Waizi67124/
Wechi67120/
Vejzi67105/
Wesai67100/
Betzi6781/
Wazzi6776/
Wesie6775/
Wesih6765/
Wegie6756/
Weisi6753/
Wazih6746/
Hweza6742/
Weezy6740/
Weize6737/
Wheze6736/
Wazai6735/
Weegi6735/
Bedzi6734/
Weusi6733/
Beazi6732/
Wesei6730/
Wedze6729/
Weiza6727/
Wejih6727/
Wetji6726/
Waesi6726/
Wozie6724/
Wezep6724/
Weije6721/
Wieza6721/
Wizzi6718/
Wejit6717/
Weggi6716/
Wezeh6716/
Weice6715/
Wizhi6714/
Weysi6713/
Wehze6712/
Watzi6712/
Beizi6711/
Wetze6711/
Wezey6711/
Wezeu6711/
Weiji6710/
Bezei6710/
Wieze6710/
Veziy679/
Wezse679/
Witzi679/
Wozhi679/
Wahzi679/
Weeze678/
Waazi678/
Wozih678/
Wheza677/
Wesci677/
Veezi677/
Wheji677/
Wotzi677/
Widzi677/
Viezi676/
Wejai675/
Wuizi675/
Weisy674/
Werza674/
Wezzy674/
Wizei674/
Wazei674/
Wayzi673/
Waeze673/
Wezha673/
Vezit673/
Vezić673/
Weaji673/
Wizie672/
Hwazi672/
Hweze672/
Wezea672/
Whesi672/
Wezhe672/
Weigi672/
Woesi672/
Weisé672/
Weuze672/
Vezei672/
Beezi672/
Wegih672/
Whezy672/
Vezyi672/
Weagi671/
Weaze671/
Weici671/
Werze671/
Wesiz671/
Whazi671/
Vezai671/
Veazi671/
Ouezi671/
Wazoi671/
Wizis671/
Huezi671/
Veyzi671/
Wazui671/
Wehsi671/
Wejei671/
Wosei671/
Wisei671/
Wizai671/
Weazy671/
Weyze671/
Wueze671/
Weeji671/
Weicy671/
Wezaa671/
Wesgi671/
Wozui671/
Wiezy670/
Wisez670/
Wetza670/

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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
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