Waato Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Waato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Waato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waato is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waato? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waato is the 3,882,373rd most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Waato occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Waato live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Waato is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Waato is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 95 percent reside and Rivers, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahato913/
Waahto912/
Waatou911/
Wa'ato911/
Wato895,696/
Watto804,166/
Watou801,414/
Watoo80367/
Waito80348/
Waata80109/
Watoh80108/
Watho80107/
Watoa8084/
Hwato8081/
Wahto8069/
Wauto8022/
Watoi8014/
Wayto8014/
Wattoo73979/
Waitoa73177/
Wathuo73100/
Wahata7398/
Weatoa7356/
Vaahto7355/
Wheato7347/
Bahato7333/
Wattho7327/
Wahuto7315/
Waitoi7311/
Waytoh738/
Wathoo737/
Wattou735/
Wathoy734/
Waitou734/
Wathoi734/
Baatou734/
Waytho734/
Wattos733/
Wastot732/
Wattat732/
Whatto732/
Vaatto732/
Waitoo731/
Wautto731/
Wattoh731/
Vaatoa731/
Vaasto731/
Hwaito731/
Baatoi731/
Waisto731/
Waatah731/
Waaata731/
Whatou731/
Wastat731/
Weatuo731/
Watood731/
Watoos731/
Woto6713,652/
Wata677,730/
Wauthat67699/
Baatouh67462/
Vato67430/
Wauthoz6787/
Hwaitat6737/
Wathaut6727/
Waschto6723/
Uato6717/
Waastad6714/
Wahaita674/
Bahatou673/
Waateau671/
Wattous671/
Wattaht671/
Watthot671/
Bahatto671/
Baattou671/
Baaytou671/
Baaitou671/
Wasthat671/
Wahatha671/
Wattout671/
Wastoss670/
Wheatoa670/
Wathous670/

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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 Waato
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