Waseme Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Waseme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 151 | 1:258,538 | 19,000 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Waseme (1,336) may also be a first name.
Waseme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waseme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waseme occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waseme? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,239,697th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Waseme reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Waseme is also the 214,855th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 1,336 people.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 258,538. In Uganda Waseme is mostly found in: Masindi District, where 20 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 15 percent are found and Moyo District, where 7 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Waseme
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