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
The surname Wazemba is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wazemba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 267,389th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,988,053 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wazemba are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,347 people, or 1 in 28,982. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Mbale District, where 46 percent live, Manafwa District, where 10 percent live and Sironko District, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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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