Wilesi Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Wilesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wilesi (19) may also be a first name.
Wilesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wilesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wilesi is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wilesi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,369,340th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Wilesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wilesi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Wilesi is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.
It is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Besides Malawi this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wailesi | 92 | 894 | / |
| Wilesie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Welesi | 83 | 117 | / |
| Wilisi | 83 | 14 | / |
| Wilegi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wilesy | 83 | 3 | / |
| Vilesi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wilese | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wilaisi | 77 | 471 | / |
| Wailegi | 77 | 58 | / |
| Wailesy | 77 | 13 | / |
| Wiliges | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weilisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vileysi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whilesy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Whilese | 77 | 0 | / |
| Whittlesis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wilaisit | 71 | 189 | / |
| Vileisis | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wilaisai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Wilezich | 71 | 11 | / |
| Weilises | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vilesits | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wittlesy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whileset | 71 | 0 | / |
| Velesi | 67 | 238 | / |
| Bilegi | 67 | 67 | / |
| Welese | 67 | 55 | / |
| Bilezi | 67 | 53 | / |
| Welisi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wiliza | 67 | 31 | / |
| Vileji | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vilegi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vilese | 67 | 14 | / |
| Whittlesy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wiliji | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vilisi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wilise | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whittlese | 67 | 2 | / |
| Welezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wittlesay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilheiser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welegi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weleji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wittlesey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whitlesey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Welesy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wilesi
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