Watende Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Watende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Watende (2,235) may also be a first name.

Watende Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watende is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Watende? popularity and diffusion

The last name Watende is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Watende is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Watende are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Watende is also the 158,062nd most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 2,235 people.

Watende is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Watende is most common in: Manafwa District, where 33 percent live, Sironko District, where 33 percent live and Kapchorwa District, where 17 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Watende Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Watende surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitende931/
Wetende861,092/
Batende86885/
Watenda8644/
Watinde861/
Wathinde801/
Waitenda801/
Wetennde801/
Wehtende800/
Botende712,183/
Watindi71162/
Batinde7173/
Wetinde7142/
Watinda7142/
Batendi7117/
Vatenda7110/
Vetende711/
Vatendi711/
Waitindi6721/
Vaitinde6720/
Vaïtinde677/
Batinnde671/
Vaytinde671/
Wuetinde671/
Boitende671/
Batndy621/
Batindi57236/
Wetindi57231/
Botendi5743/
Batyndy571/
Batindy571/
Vetinde571/
Boutendj531/

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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 Watende
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