Wasemba Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Wasemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Wasemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wasemba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺻﻤﺐ) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wasemba.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasemba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wasemba is the 2,605,694th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wasemba live; 49 percent live in Central Africa and 49 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 49 percent reside and Mauritania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wasemba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wasemba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﺻﻤﺐ | wasmb | - |
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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
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- 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 Wasemba
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