Wamweta Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Wamweta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Wamweta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamweta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamweta is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wamweta.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamweta? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Wamweta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wamweta reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Wamweta is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 58 percent live, Bugiri District, where 8 percent live and Kaliro District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Iceland, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamwetha | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wamwete | 86 | 31 | / |
| Bamweta | 86 | 26 | / |
| Wambeta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamwita | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamueta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamwitha | 80 | 201 | / |
| Wamwatha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bamweeta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wambeata | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bamwete | 71 | 183 | / |
| Wamuita | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bambeta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wamwite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamvita | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wambeto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanueta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamweete | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wambitau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wambeteh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamwithi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baamwita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamwette | 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 Wamweta
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