Watema Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Watema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 179 | 1:218,097 | 17,007 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Watema (30) may also be a first name.
Watema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Watema is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Watema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 924,083rd most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watema reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Watema is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 30 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 218,097. In Uganda Watema is primarily concentrated in: Kaliro District, where 27 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 21 percent reside and Budaka District, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wateima | 92 | 12 | / |
| Wateyma | 92 | 5 | / |
| Watemas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wastema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Watemat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wateuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Batema | 83 | 1,345 | / |
| Watima | 83 | 1,310 | / |
| Watama | 83 | 440 | / |
| Watemi | 83 | 92 | / |
| Watemo | 83 | 50 | / |
| Wateme | 83 | 45 | / |
| Watoma | 83 | 27 | / |
| Vatema | 83 | 18 | / |
| Uatema | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wotema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Watimah | 77 | 335 | / |
| Battema | 77 | 33 | / |
| Batemay | 77 | 30 | / |
| Wathima | 77 | 20 | / |
| Bateima | 77 | 13 | / |
| Vastema | 77 | 13 | / |
| Watomah | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wataama | 77 | 11 | / |
| Watamai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Baatema | 77 | 5 | / |
| Waitima | 77 | 5 | / |
| Batemma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wathama | 77 | 3 | / |
| Watheme | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bateema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watimau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bathema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wattima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watemez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahtima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baitema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waytama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watohma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watiemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vateema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woitema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watemer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waithima | 71 | 303 | / |
| Bathemma | 71 | 112 | / |
| Waitimas | 71 | 23 | / |
| Battemma | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wathamah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wattimah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woutemai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waetaima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watemess | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wethemay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Botema | 67 | 454 | / |
| Batima | 67 | 208 | / |
| Bateme | 67 | 135 | / |
| Wetemo | 67 | 82 | / |
| Uatama | 67 | 70 | / |
| Vatima | 67 | 69 | / |
| Vatama | 67 | 37 | / |
| Watimi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vatoma | 67 | 23 | / |
| Vateme | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wotima | 67 | 7 | / |
| Watimo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Batemo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uatima | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wotoma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Watomo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vetema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Batemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Batthemma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bátema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wotama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waithimah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vatemo | 67 | 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 Watema
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