Wesamba Surname
Approximately 425 people bear this surname
Wesamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 391 | 1:118,107 | 9,926 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wesamba (87) may also be a first name.
Wesamba Demographics
Wesamba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wesamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wesamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wesamba is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wesamba.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesamba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 694,796th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wesamba live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wesamba is also the 1,024,927th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 87 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 118,107. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 63 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 36 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 0 percent reside. Besides Kenya Wesamba occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Wesamba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wesamba last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weishamba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wasamba | 86 | 1,553 | / |
| Besamba | 86 | 55 | / |
| Wisamba | 86 | 27 | / |
| Wesomba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wexamba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wesambo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wessambo | 80 | 103 | / |
| Besambea | 80 | 68 | / |
| Washamba | 80 | 29 | / |
| Bessamba | 80 | 22 | / |
| Wassamba | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wesamber | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wasambea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wedjamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Besaamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wasambai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wetshomba | 75 | 137 | / |
| Woessambo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Waishamba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Weissambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wazemba | 71 | 1,461 | / |
| Wasambo | 71 | 900 | / |
| Besambo | 71 | 351 | / |
| Wozemba | 71 | 348 | / |
| Wasomba | 71 | 226 | / |
| Bisamba | 71 | 220 | / |
| Besomba | 71 | 130 | / |
| Wasemba | 71 | 55 | / |
| Wazamba | 71 | 49 | / |
| Besambe | 71 | 32 | / |
| Wosemba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vasamba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wesombo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Visamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Besambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wisambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wosambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wouessambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bessomba | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wazoumba | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bessambo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vasambea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vosambea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wassambo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wazzemba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Washemba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wazhamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Washomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vassamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajsemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woseimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wossambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beshomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bishamba | 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 Wesamba
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