Wiresi Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Wiresi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wiresi (18) may also be a first name.
Wiresi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiresi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wiresi occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiresi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wiresi is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wiresi reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 18 people.
It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe Wiresi is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 94 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 6 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wairesi | 92 | 192 | / |
| Wairesis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weresi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Viresi | 83 | 19 | / |
| Wirisi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wairegi | 77 | 2,339 | / |
| Wiresee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wireges | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hwirisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Witrisit | 71 | 302 | / |
| Wiraisyi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Visresit | 71 | 2 | / |
| Veresi | 67 | 56 | / |
| Virisi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wirise | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vireji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wiriza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Birezi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wirigi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Werese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirisy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weregi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ueresi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirege | 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 Wiresi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis