Wachemba Surname
Approximately 654 people bear this surname
Wachemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 644 | 1:60,620 | 7,013 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
Wachemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wachemba is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachemba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 502,491st most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 11,143,037 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wachemba live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 644 people, or 1 in 60,620. In Uganda Wachemba is primarily found in: Sironko District, where 66 percent are found, Mbale District, where 21 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wachiemba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wacheemba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wacemba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wachamba | 88 | 3 | / |
| Wachomba | 88 | 2 | / |
| Washemba | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wachembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bachemba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wakhemba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wazemba | 80 | 1,461 | / |
| Wakemba | 80 | 103 | / |
| Wasemba | 80 | 55 | / |
| Bacemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watsheemba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Watsemba | 75 | 6,735 | / |
| Watzemba | 75 | 64 | / |
| Backemba | 75 | 5 | / |
| Washimba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wazzemba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wachimbi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bachimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wassemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wajsemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bochemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bashemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Batchimba | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bouchemba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wattsemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watsembaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wozemba | 67 | 348 | / |
| Bazemba | 67 | 212 | / |
| Basemba | 67 | 209 | / |
| Wasimba | 67 | 133 | / |
| Wajimba | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wokemba | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wazimba | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wakimba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wosemba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wakembo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wasembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vajemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wackenbath | 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 Wachemba
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