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 occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wazembe.
How Common Is The Last Name Wazembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wazembe is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Wazembe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wazembe live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Wazembe is primarily found in: Mbale District, where 33 percent live, Busia District, where 17 percent live and Kampala District, where 17 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
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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