Wazembe Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wazembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wazembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wazembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wazembe is found most in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wazembe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wazembe reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wazembe is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Wazembe is most prevalent in: Mbale District, where 33 percent reside, Busia District, where 17 percent reside and Kampala District, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wazember | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wazemba | 86 | 1,461 | / |
| Bazembe | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wazimbe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wazemwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wasembe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wagembe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Watzemba | 80 | 64 | / |
| Watsembe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Watzombe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wazzemba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wozember | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wachembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wassembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wozemba | 71 | 348 | / |
| Wazemwa | 71 | 305 | / |
| Basembe | 71 | 230 | / |
| Wazambi | 71 | 89 | / |
| Wasemba | 71 | 55 | / |
| Bazimbe | 71 | 31 | / |
| Wazimba | 71 | 24 | / |
| Wasambe | 71 | 23 | / |
| Wasimbe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wesembe | 71 | 19 | / |
| Wasombe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bozembe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bagembe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wajimbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wosembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wacemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wazimbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wesimbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watsemba | 67 | 6,735 | / |
| Watsombe | 67 | 82 | / |
| Bashembe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hwazimbi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Washimbe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bodzembe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wazeemwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wasimbie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huezembe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wazzemwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Washemba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Watsemwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bassembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weazymbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasambea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watzimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wazeimwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhasembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasiembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basembea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baseembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajsemba | 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 Wazembe
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