Wotenga Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wotenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wotenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wotenga Last Name Facts

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

Wotenga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wotenga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wotenga is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Wotenga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Wotenga live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Wotenga is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Bududa District, where 50 percent live and Kitgum District, where 50 percent live. Outside of Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watenga861,241/
Botenga8647/
Wotengo864/
Wetenga861/
Wateng'a801/
Watengea801/
Watengah801/
Wateenga801/
Wattenga801/
Watengga801/
Watnga774/
Batenga712,614/
Watinga71180/
Watenge7130/
Botengo7127/
Botinga7125/
Butenga7110/
Botengi714/
Botenge712/
Bootnga712/
Watengo711/
Vatenga711/
Votengo711/
Bottinga67294/
Buitenga67137/
Watingah6726/
Batengga6714/
Wathinga678/
Bateenga675/
Battenga673/
Wathenge673/
Watingga671/
Wataenge671/
Watengye671/
Baatenga671/
Wahadtengah671/

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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 Wotenga
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