Al Wattar Surname

221,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Wattar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Wattar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,1701:22,5862,319
Lebanon2471:22,8222,631
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
United Arab Emirates1201:76,3526,997
Jordan1141:77,5656,269
Syria221:877,3196,367
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Al Wattar Last Name Facts

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

Al Wattar occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Wattar? popularity and diffusion

Al Wattar is the 221,950th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,967,091 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Wattar live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 1,170 people, or 1 in 22,586. In Yemen Al Wattar is most numerous in: Ibb Governorate, where 95 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent reside and Aden Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Yemen this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 13 percent reside and Kuwait, where 7 percent reside.

Al Wattar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Al Wattar surname is primarily Sunni (80%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Wathar89846/
Al-Wattar89278/
Al Waitar894/
Al Battar891/
Al-Watar823/
Al Baitar7846/
Al Bator714/
Al-Batar711/
Al Batoor676/
Al Batour674/
Al-Baytar671/
Al Beitar671/
Al Bouthair501/

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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 Al Wattar
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