Wakatenge Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wakatenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wakatenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakatenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakatenge occurs most in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wakatenge click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakatenge? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Wakatenge reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Wakatenge is mostly found in: Budaka District, where 25 percent reside, Mbale District, where 25 percent reside and Mukono District, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakhatenge | 95 | 323 | / |
| Wakhwatenge | 90 | 12 | / |
| Wakadenge | 89 | 6 | / |
| Wakitenge | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wakatenga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wikatenge | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wakhatenje | 84 | 40 | / |
| Wakhadenge | 84 | 23 | / |
| Wa Kitenge | 84 | 2 | / |
| Wekhatenge | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wokatenga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wokadenge | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wekdonge | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wokodange | 56 | 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 Wakatenge
- 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