Wilembe Surname
Approximately 2,038 people bear this surname
Wilembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,017 | 1:19,355 | 2,879 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
Wilembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wilembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wilembe is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wilembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 204,030th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 3,575,832 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wilembe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,017 people, or 1 in 19,355. In Uganda Wilembe is most frequent in: Zombo District, where 53 percent live, Nebbi District, where 18 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 16 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willembe | 93 | 33 | / |
| Wilemmbe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Weilembe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bilembe | 86 | 77 | / |
| Wilombe | 86 | 30 | / |
| Welembe | 86 | 8 | / |
| Wilambe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wilenbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wilemba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vilembe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bilembea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wielemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Belembe | 71 | 1,491 | / |
| Welemba | 71 | 275 | / |
| Bilembi | 71 | 106 | / |
| Wilimba | 71 | 25 | / |
| Vilombe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Welembi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Vilambe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wulambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wilimbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bilimbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Welombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Welembai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wailambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belembi | 57 | 137 | / |
| Vilambi | 57 | 11 | / |
| Velemba | 57 | 9 | / |
| Velambe | 57 | 8 | / |
| Velembi | 57 | 4 | / |
| Velombe | 57 | 4 | / |
| Vulambe | 57 | 2 | / |
| Wielęba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Welinbe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Velymbe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Welimba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Uelemba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Velimbe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bilimbi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bilenbay | 53 | 8 | / |
| Bilimbay | 53 | 3 | / |
| Vilambai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Uajlambe | 53 | 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 Wilembe
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