Watsemba Surname
Approximately 6,735 people bear this surname
Watsemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6,732 | 1:5,799 | 1,038 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Watsemba Demographics
Watsemba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Watsemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watsemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watsemba is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Watsemba.
How Common Is The Last Name Watsemba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Watsemba is the 73,145th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,082,041 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watsemba live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 6,732 people, or 1 in 5,799. In Uganda Watsemba is primarily found in: Manafwa District, where 46 percent live, Bududa District, where 41 percent live and Mbale District, where 8 percent live. Beside Uganda Watsemba is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Watsemba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wattsemba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Watsembaa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Watsheemba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Watzemba | 88 | 64 | / |
| Watsamba | 88 | 11 | / |
| Wotsemba | 88 | 5 | / |
| Watsembe | 88 | 5 | / |
| Wetsemba | 88 | 3 | / |
| Watsenba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Watshamba | 82 | 68 | / |
| Wazemba | 80 | 1,461 | / |
| Wacemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Batsimba | 75 | 1,594 | / |
| Wachemba | 75 | 654 | / |
| Wazzemba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Watzimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wetshomba | 71 | 137 | / |
| Batshimba | 71 | 27 | / |
| Wacheemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wozemba | 67 | 348 | / |
| Wazamba | 67 | 49 | / |
| Wazimba | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wazembe | 67 | 7 | / |
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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 Watsemba
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