Wetena Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wetena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Wetena (84) may also be a first name.

Wetena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wetena is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetena? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wetena are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 84 people.

This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wetenga921/
Wethenay860/
Wotena8368/
Wetene8352/
Betena8348/
Wetina8328/
Vetena8317/
Wetana8312/
Watena835/
Wetona832/
Vestena77326/
Woitena77177/
Waetina7758/
Wojtena7751/
Wetinah7738/
Waytena7734/
Witenas7730/
Wetanai7721/
Bethena779/
Woytena778/
Waitena775/
Bettena773/
Wettana772/
Beteyna771/
Wathena771/
Wetener771/
Wetinai771/
Wettene771/
Wheteno771/
Wethana771/
Wheteni771/
Wetenou771/
Witenai771/
Beteina771/
Wetonah770/
Wheteny770/
Westenhaus750/
Wettenhaus750/
Bettenay71115/
Woitenas7134/
Vestenaa718/
Wetthana716/
Wittenau716/
Waetinah715/
Westenje714/
Betteena713/
Beathena712/
Betteina711/
Weetanna711/
Waithena711/
Houetena711/
Whitenad711/
Vesteena711/
Wettener710/
Westeney710/
Weatheny710/
Betina672,235/
Witana671,257/
Bitena671,040/
Betene67359/
Watana67248/
Vitena67206/
Watina67164/
Vetene67122/
Wetini6779/
Wetino6773/
Vetina6750/
Witeni6744/
Witeno6733/
Beteno6725/
Wetono6718/
Watona6712/
Wotana678/
Whitenead678/
Wettionga675/
Witina675/
Veteni675/
Vetyna675/
Wetano674/
Beteny674/
Wotina673/
Wotyna672/
Vetana672/
Vatena672/
Watyna672/
Westeiner672/
Witona672/
Wetine671/
Wuesteney671/
Witeny671/
Westenott670/
Weasteney670/
Wetenhous670/
Witenhatz670/
Westeneet670/
Weestenee670/
Whitenaux670/
Whitenach670/
Wytina670/

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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 Wetena
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