Waratau Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Waratau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
Waratau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waratau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waratau is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waratau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Waratau are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 83 percent reside and Sokoto, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent reside.
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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 Waratau
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