Watamba Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Watamba Surname User-submission:

Watamba is a Luhya surname, found in western part of Kenya, meaning 'without'.

Watamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1741:224,36417,332
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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'.

- watamba

Watamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watamba occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 828,895th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. The surname is primarily 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 commonly held first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 224,364. In Uganda Watamba is primarily concentrated in: Bududa District, where 63 percent are found, Mbale District, where 18 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Kenya, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Batamba86664/
Watomba8662/
Watemba8646/
Watambe869/
Wotamba862/
Watambo861/
Wathemba802/
Wathambo801/
Waithambo751/
Watosemba751/
Botamba713,108/
Batambo71184/
Vatambe71143/
Batambe71109/
Batomba7186/
Watanbe7146/
Wotomba7134/
Watombe7129/
Batambi7124/
Watembo7115/
Wetambo712/
Watombo711/
Vatambo711/
Wetemba711/
Boutamba671,016/
Wathembo6730/
Batoumba673/
Wathombe672/
Botambay671/
Baitomba671/
Baitambi671/
Beitamba671/
Wuitambo671/
Watosmbe671/
Vathambe671/
Vatambee671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Watamba
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