Wamatabu Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamatabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Wamatabu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2501:156,15713,666
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wamatabu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wamatabu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wamatabu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamatabu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,011,991st most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamatabu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Wamatabu is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 250 people, or 1 in 156,157. In Uganda Wamatabu is most frequent in: Bududa District, where 49 percent live, Manafwa District, where 40 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 4 percent live. Barring Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamatabo882/
Wamutabu881/
Wamatabi881/
Womatabu881/
Wamytab801/
Wamatuba7526/
Wamatiba751/
Wamutabya7121/
Wamutabia711/
Wa Mitebu711/
Wamutibi63126/
Wamate Pe591/
Wamtop579/
Wamtiep531/
Wamdoba531/
Wamdibe531/
Wamuteba5027/
Wamuduba5018/
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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 Wamatabu
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