Wotela Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wotela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Wotela (8) may also be a first name.
Wotela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wotela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wotela is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wotela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wotela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wotela is the 7,593,402nd most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wotela live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 8 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Sironko District, where 50 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 25 percent are found and Mubende District, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Zambia, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Wotela
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