Watundu Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Watundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1781:219,32217,083
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493

Watundu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Watundu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Watundu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watundu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Watundu is the 1,267,784th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname Watundu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Watundu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Watundu is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 219,322. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mbale District, where 76 percent reside, Budaka District, where 4 percent reside and Tororo District, where 4 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Watundu
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