Watamba Surname
Approximately 334 people bear this surname
Watamba Surname User-submission:
Watamba is a Luhya surname, found in western part of Kenya, meaning 'without'.
Watamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 174 | 1:224,364 | 17,332 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Kenya | 52 | 1:888,075 | 32,885 |
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Watamba (11) may also be a first name.
Watamba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Watamba is a Luhya surname, found in western part of Kenya, meaning 'without'.
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Where Does The Last Name Watamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Watamba has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Watamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Watamba is the 828,895th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. The surname Watamba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Watamba live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Watamba is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
Watamba is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 224,364. In Uganda Watamba is most prevalent in: Bududa District, where 63 percent live, Mbale District, where 18 percent live and Manafwa District, where 8 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batamba | 86 | 664 | / |
| Watomba | 86 | 62 | / |
| Watemba | 86 | 46 | / |
| Watambe | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wotamba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Watambo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wathemba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wathambo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waithambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Watosemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Botamba | 71 | 3,108 | / |
| Batambo | 71 | 184 | / |
| Vatambe | 71 | 143 | / |
| Batambe | 71 | 109 | / |
| Batomba | 71 | 86 | / |
| Watanbe | 71 | 46 | / |
| Wotomba | 71 | 34 | / |
| Watombe | 71 | 29 | / |
| Batambi | 71 | 24 | / |
| Watembo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wetambo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Watombo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vatambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wetemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boutamba | 67 | 1,016 | / |
| Wathembo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Batoumba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wathombe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Botambay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baitomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baitambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beitamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuitambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watosmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vathambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vatambee | 67 | 1 | / |
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