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
The surname Watema is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 924,083rd most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watema live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 30 people.
It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 218,097. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kaliro District, where 27 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 21 percent reside and Budaka District, where 18 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname 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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