Watemba Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Watemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Watemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watemba is carried by more people in The DR Congo 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 Watemba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Watemba reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 59 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Without taking into account The DR Congo Watemba occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and Kenya, where 11 percent reside.

Watemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wastemba938/
Wathemba932/
Watembach8879/
Watamba86334/
Batemba8674/
Watomba8662/
Watembo8615/
Watembe864/
Watembi862/
Wetemba861/
Wathimba8037/
Wathembo8030/
Baatemba802/
Bateemba801/
Batmba771/
Wathimbay751/
Wattenbach71372/
Botemba71185/
Batimba7181/
Batembo7177/
Wotembe7175/
Batembe7159/
Wotomba7134/
Watimbi7121/
Wotamba712/
Batembi712/
Watimbo711/
Watambo711/
Watombo711/
Watimbe711/
Watenby710/
Wattenbe672/
Wathambo671/
Boutemba671/
Vuatembo671/
Watimber671/
Whatenby671/
Watenbee670/
Wattenby670/

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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
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  • 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 Watemba
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