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
The surname Waata is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waata? popularity and diffusion
Waata is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Waata are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.
The last name Waata is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 650,655. In Uganda Waata 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. Without taking into account Uganda it is found 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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