Wachemwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wachemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wachemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wachemwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachemwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wachemwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Wachemwa is most frequent in: Mayuge District, where 67 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 33 percent reside. Barring Uganda Wachemwa exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wachimwa | 88 | 154 | / |
| Wacheemba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wazemwa | 80 | 305 | / |
| Wasemwa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Wajemwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watsemwa | 75 | 2,106 | / |
| Watzemwa | 75 | 21 | / |
| Wazeemwa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wazzemwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Washemba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wachembe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bachemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakhemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wazeimwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Watseemwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waatsemwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakhimwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakemba | 67 | 103 | / |
| Wazimwa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Wasenwa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wozemwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wasemua | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wagenwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bacemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wosemwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watsheemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasimwa | 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 Wachemwa
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