Wosemba Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wosemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wosemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wosemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wosemba is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wosemba? popularity and diffusion

Wosemba is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Wosemba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wosemba reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Sironko District, where 50 percent live, Kiryandongo District, where 25 percent live and Kween District, where 25 percent live. Excluding Uganda Wosemba occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wotsemba935/
Woseimba931/
Wozemba86348/
Bosemba86274/
Wasemba8655/
Wojemba861/
Wosimba861/
Wosemwa861/
Wosembe861/
Womba8315,706/
Bossemba80790/
Wotsemwa803/
Washemba802/
Wassemba801/
Wajsemba801/
Woumba77257/
Wombai7782/
Woimba7763/
Wombay7721/
Wombah7721/
Bosmba771/
Wattsemba751/
Watsembaa751/
Wasamba711,553/
Wazemba711,461/
Bosembe71733/
Bosembo71720/
Bosimba71458/
Wesamba71425/
Wasomba71226/
Basemba71209/
Bosemwa71150/
Wasimba71133/
Wozemwa7127/
Bosemua7127/
Wasemua7121/
Wasemwa7117/
Woimbai7111/
Wajemba7111/
Wesimba717/
Wasembe711/
Wesomba711/
Bozemba711/
Woombah711/
Wosambo711/
Wusimba711/
Wombach711/
Busemba711/
Wacemba711/
Watsheemba711/
Wasembo711/
Wombatt710/
Wombash710/
Bomba6728,558/
Wamba6718,270/
Wombo672,597/
Wachemba67654/
Bassemba67101/
Washamba6729/
Busembai6718/
Bossembe6717/
Bossimba6712/
Bogembay6712/
Wassamba678/
Wonba677/
Hwesimba676/
Watsembe675/
Vosambea674/
Vomba672/
Washimba672/
Uomba672/
Wazzemba672/
Wassembe671/
Wessimba671/
Boysembe671/
Wosenbet671/
Wasimbah671/
Wasambai671/
Wasiembi671/
Bashemba671/
Basiemba671/
Basembea671/
Wuasomba671/
Bosimbay671/
Womva671/
Wossambo671/
Washomba671/
Wasambea671/
Wassomba671/
Wassimba671/
Watsenba671/
Wombaach670/

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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 Wosemba
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