Wetenya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wetenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wetenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wetenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wetenya has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wetenya? popularity and diffusion
Wetenya is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wetenya are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Apart from The DR Congo Wetenya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westenya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Betenya | 86 | 298 | / |
| Witenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wotenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wetanya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Watienya | 80 | 49 | / |
| Betenia | 71 | 113 | / |
| Bitenya | 71 | 24 | / |
| Wetonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wotenyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uetanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Witenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wotonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wotejnia | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wathinya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wathenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Withinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wothanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watanyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wateania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wistenia | 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
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- 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 Wetenya
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