Waata Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Waata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 60 | 1:650,655 | 33,621 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Waata (15) may also be a first name.
Waata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waata Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waata is found most in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waata click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waata? popularity and diffusion
The last name Waata is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Waata reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 650,655. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Busia District, where 83 percent are found, Kampala District, where 3 percent are found and Budaka District, where 2 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 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 Waata
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