Watenga Surname
Approximately 1,241 people bear this surname
Watenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 989 | 1:39,473 | 5,054 |
| Kenya | 111 | 1:416,035 | 22,860 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Watenga (42) may also be a first name.
Watenga Demographics
Watenga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Watenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Watenga occurs most in Uganda. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Watenga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Watenga is the 305,056th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,872,317 people. The last name Watenga is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Watenga are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Watenga is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 42 people.
Watenga is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 989 people, or 1 in 39,473. In Uganda Watenga is primarily concentrated in: Bududa District, where 39 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 29 percent reside and Mbale District, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Watenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Watenga surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wateng'a | 93 | 1 | / |
| Watengea | 93 | 1 | / |
| Watengah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wateenga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wattenga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Watengga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Watnga | 92 | 4 | / |
| Batenga | 86 | 2,614 | / |
| Watinga | 86 | 180 | / |
| Watenge | 86 | 30 | / |
| Wotenga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Watengo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wetenga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vatenga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Watingah | 80 | 26 | / |
| Batengga | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wathinga | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bateenga | 80 | 5 | / |
| Waitinga | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wathenge | 80 | 3 | / |
| Battenga | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wataenge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watengye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watingga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baatenga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahadtengah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Watngi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watęga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahatenge | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wattengez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waitenger | 75 | 0 | / |
| Batinga | 71 | 2,099 | / |
| Batenge | 71 | 99 | / |
| Batengo | 71 | 91 | / |
| Botenga | 71 | 47 | / |
| Batengi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Watingo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Vatinga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wotengo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vatengi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baitinga | 67 | 49 | / |
| Batingga | 67 | 35 | / |
| Waitingo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wating'o | 67 | 9 | / |
| Battinga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Batingai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wastinge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vating'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattingy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watyongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beatengo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Battengo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bautenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batengie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitingi | 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 Watenga
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis