Wazemba Surname
Approximately 1,461 people bear this surname
Wazemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,347 | 1:28,982 | 3,986 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Wazemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wazemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wazemba is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wazemba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 267,389th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,988,053 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wazemba reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 1,347 people, or 1 in 28,982. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mbale District, where 46 percent live, Manafwa District, where 10 percent live and Sironko District, where 7 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 7 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watzemba | 93 | 64 | / |
| Wazzemba | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wozemba | 86 | 348 | / |
| Bazemba | 86 | 212 | / |
| Wasemba | 86 | 55 | / |
| Wazamba | 86 | 49 | / |
| Wazimba | 86 | 24 | / |
| Wajemba | 86 | 11 | / |
| Wazembe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wacemba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Watsemba | 80 | 6,735 | / |
| Wachemba | 80 | 654 | / |
| Wadzamba | 80 | 27 | / |
| Wazember | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watzimba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wajsemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wazhamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wagembach | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wacheemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wattsemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Watsembaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasamba | 71 | 1,553 | / |
| Wesamba | 71 | 425 | / |
| Wasomba | 71 | 226 | / |
| Bazimba | 71 | 223 | / |
| Wasimba | 71 | 133 | / |
| Wajimba | 71 | 41 | / |
| Bazembe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wesimba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wazimbe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wosemba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bazembo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Watsheemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wazimbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wojemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bozemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wesomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vezemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vajemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wagembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hwazimbi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Watsamba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vadjemba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hwesimba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wotsemba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wetsemba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wagenbah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wasiembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bachemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bazzimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woseimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wozember | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasambea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watsenba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weazymbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vezembai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasambai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasimbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuasomba | 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 Wazemba
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