Watsemba Surname

73,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Watsemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watsemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6,7321:5,7991,038
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wattsemba941/
Watsembaa941/
Watsheemba891/
Watzemba8864/
Watsamba8811/
Wotsemba885/
Watsembe885/
Wetsemba883/
Watsenba881/
Watshamba8268/
Wazemba801,461/
Wacemba801/
Batsimba751,594/
Wachemba75654/
Wazzemba752/
Watzimba751/
Wetshomba71137/
Batshimba7127/
Wacheemba711/
Wozemba67348/
Wazamba6749/
Wazimba6724/
Wazembe677/

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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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