Watambwa Surname
Approximately 685 people bear this surname
Watambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 609 | 1:25,350 | 3,860 |
| Zambia | 57 | 1:278,069 | 16,150 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Watambwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watambwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Watambwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Watambwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 485,250th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,638,753 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Watambwa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 609 people, or 1 in 25,350. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 42 percent live, Harare Province, where 28 percent live and Midlands Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watambowa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wathambwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Watamba | 93 | 334 | / |
| Watambwe | 88 | 62 | / |
| Watimbwa | 88 | 57 | / |
| Wadambwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Watamaba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Watumbwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wa Tambwe | 82 | 27 | / |
| Watumba | 80 | 630 | / |
| Wadamba | 80 | 332 | / |
| Watomba | 80 | 62 | / |
| Watemba | 80 | 46 | / |
| Watambe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wotamba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Watambo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watambu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wa Tumba | 75 | 27 | / |
| Watumbua | 75 | 21 | / |
| Wadiamba | 75 | 21 | / |
| Wadambya | 75 | 10 | / |
| Watamabe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Watampao | 75 | 6 | / |
| Waddamba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wetembwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wadhamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Watamubi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wadimbwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wathambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wadyembwa | 71 | 87 | / |
| Watewambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waithambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waitwambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waaddimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wadambiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wawtumbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watumbe | 67 | 408 | / |
| Wodamba | 67 | 325 | / |
| Wadimba | 67 | 184 | / |
| Wadambe | 67 | 120 | / |
| Wademba | 67 | 60 | / |
| Witemba | 67 | 48 | / |
| Wotomba | 67 | 34 | / |
| Watombe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Watimbi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Watembo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Watembu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Watembe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wadomba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wetambo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Watembi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wadumba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wutimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawathamby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadiamb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watimbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watimbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batombua | 63 | 34 | / |
| Batombwe | 63 | 21 | / |
| Vatambbe | 63 | 4 | / |
| Batambue | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Watambwa
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