Watsema Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Watsema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 118 | 1:330,841 | 22,179 |
| Zambia | 21 | 1:754,758 | 27,278 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Watsema (29) may also be a first name.
Watsema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watsema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Watsema is most common in Uganda. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watsema? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,497,948th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watsema live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 330,841. In Uganda Watsema is most prevalent in: Kasese District, where 75 percent reside, Kabarole District, where 8 percent reside and Kampala District, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watzema | 86 | 86 | / |
| Wetsema | 86 | 45 | / |
| Watsama | 86 | 36 | / |
| Watsima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Watseme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hwatsima | 80 | 43 | / |
| Batshema | 80 | 27 | / |
| Watshama | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wazema | 77 | 32 | / |
| Vatsama | 71 | 290 | / |
| Batsima | 71 | 84 | / |
| Watsime | 71 | 12 | / |
| Wazeama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watsimy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wachema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wazeema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baitsemi | 67 | 50 | / |
| Batshima | 67 | 21 | / |
| Baitseme | 67 | 17 | / |
| Boutsema | 67 | 14 | / |
| Batsimea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bootsema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watshimi | 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 Watsema
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