Watenya Surname
Approximately 631 people bear this surname
Watenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 329 | 1:118,660 | 11,346 |
| Kenya | 293 | 1:157,611 | 12,437 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Watenya Demographics
Watenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Watenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Watenya occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watenya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 516,587th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,549,201 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watenya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 329 people, or 1 in 118,660. In Uganda Watenya is most numerous in: Bududa District, where 45 percent live, Manafwa District, where 38 percent live and Mbale District, where 3 percent live. Other than Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 46 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Watenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Watenya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watienya | 93 | 49 | / |
| Wathenya | 93 | 21 | / |
| Wantenya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wattenyad | 88 | 4 | / |
| Batenya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wotenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Watinya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bantenya | 80 | 24 | / |
| Wathinya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wateania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wathenia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watengea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watanyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wattegney | 75 | 0 | / |
| Watania | 71 | 758 | / |
| Batinya | 71 | 201 | / |
| Vatenia | 71 | 28 | / |
| Botenya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Watinia | 71 | 12 | / |
| Watanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wotenyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batenye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wotonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watenje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vatinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wantania | 67 | 1,069 | / |
| Wotejnia | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wathinja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wataniah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wathenge | 67 | 3 | / |
| Watoniah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wothanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wathenji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wathania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watingia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whatinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bathinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bathenja | 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 Watenya
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