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 surname Watsemba occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Watsemba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watsemba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 73,145th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,082,041 people. Watsemba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watsemba reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 6,732 people, or 1 in 5,799. In Uganda Watsemba is most common in: Manafwa District, where 46 percent live, Bududa District, where 41 percent live and Mbale District, where 8 percent live. Barring Uganda Watsemba exists 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 adherence of those bearing the Watsemba surname is primarily 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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