Wetaka Surname

101,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wetaka Surname User-submission:

The surname Wetaka represents seriousness, thought, intuition, intent, and wisdom.

Wetaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,6421:8,4101,447
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Wetaka (59) may also be a first name.

Wetaka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Wetaka represents seriousness, thought, intuition, intent, and wisdom.

- wettaka

Wetaka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wetaka Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wetaka occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetaka? popularity and diffusion

Wetaka is the 101,360th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,564,858 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wetaka live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wetaka is also the 1,282,666th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 59 people.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 4,642 people, or 1 in 8,410. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Sironko District, where 42 percent reside, Bulambuli District, where 19 percent reside and Mbale District, where 13 percent reside. Beside Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Wetaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wettaka92615/
Westaka92159/
Wetaaka92132/
Weitaka923/
Weetaka923/
Westakha8673/
Wetttaka861/
Wataka834,945/
Witaka83232/
Weteka8348/
Wetako8312/
Wotaka836/
Uetaka833/
Wetoka832/
Wetake831/
Wetekay7762/
Wataaka7748/
Wetaski7731/
Watakau7718/
Wattaka7717/
Wetoska7716/
Wittaka7715/
Weteeka779/
Wistaka779/
Watakah778/
Withaka776/
Watakai775/
Watauka774/
Waitaka774/
Wetekai774/
Wwataka773/
Bettaka773/
Watakha772/
Vetakha772/
Wathaka772/
Wataika772/
Wotakai771/
Witakat771/
Witacka771/
Wetekka771/
Weytaki771/
Wateaka771/
Wetakoh771/
Waithaka7124,386/
Wetoszka71391/
Wietecka7118/
Wiethake7116/
Wojtacka715/
Wathaika714/
Withakay712/
Witeakat711/
Bettakha711/
Whittaka711/
Westaker711/
Uetakaya711/
Whithaka711/
Westtako710/
Westtake710/
Uetake679,986/
Uetaki672,447/
Watako67787/
Vataka67517/
Wateka67452/
Watoka67183/
Withakkha67152/
Veteka6745/
Waitahaka6736/
Witeka6726/
Witako6711/
Vetaca6711/
Vitaka677/
Witaca674/
Wetoschka671/
Wysztacka671/
Votaka671/
Vetake671/
Wotoka671/
Witake671/
Bētaka671/
Waithakah671/
Waithaika671/
Waithakas671/
Waaithaka671/
Uetaca671/
Wettacker670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wetaka
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