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 last name Watenga is borne by more people 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 Watenga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 305,056th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,872,317 people. Watenga is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Watenga live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 42 people.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 989 people, or 1 in 39,473. In Uganda Watenga is most prevalent in: Bududa District, where 39 percent live, Manafwa District, where 29 percent live and Mbale District, where 17 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Watenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Watenga last name is principally 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
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