Wetunga Surname
Approximately 505 people bear this surname
Wetunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 504 | 1:77,459 | 8,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wetunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wetunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wetunga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wetunga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 611,703rd most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wetunga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wetunga is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 504 people, or 1 in 77,459. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Bududa District, where 42 percent live, Mbale District, where 39 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 7 percent live. Barring Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetungga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wetuga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weethunga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Betunga | 86 | 438 | / |
| Wotunga | 86 | 125 | / |
| Watunga | 86 | 15 | / |
| Witunga | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wetonga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Betungga | 80 | 8 | / |
| Beetunga | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wijtunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waatunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Betounga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Betunnga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beitunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Betuunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vetuna | 77 | 118 | / |
| Betuna | 77 | 39 | / |
| Betuga | 77 | 34 | / |
| Wetona | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wetoga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weitaunat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Westunger | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bitunga | 71 | 95 | / |
| Witunge | 71 | 68 | / |
| Bethuna | 71 | 10 | / |
| Veituna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vatunga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Betouna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Betouga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Betuuga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Witunat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Witunaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Votunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Withunat | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wathinga | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bitungga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bitounga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Withunad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Behtouna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beitouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Betunaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitunge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vitungah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watoungo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitunoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Betuneau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wetunga
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