Wandyembe Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wandyembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wandyembe 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
Uganda2111:185,02015,254
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wandyembe Last Name Facts

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

Wandyembe is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wandyembe? popularity and diffusion

Wandyembe is the 1,136,896th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wandyembe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 185,020. In Uganda Wandyembe is most common in: Bududa District, where 58 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 18 percent are found and Mbale District, where 10 percent are found. Beside Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found.

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
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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 Wandyembe
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