Wahima Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Wahima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Wahima (281) may also be a first name.
Wahima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wahima occurs most in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,100,440th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wahima reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wahima is also the 528,876th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 281 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,084,424. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Butaleja District, where 89 percent are found, Buyende District, where 3 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Wahima
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