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Where Does The Last Name Wata Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wata (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺕ, Hindi: वाटा, Oriya: ୱାତା) is most common in The Philippines. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wata? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 64,688^th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 942,761 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Wata are found; 37 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 23 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 91,404^th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 5,419 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,774 people, or 1 in 57,068. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Davao Region, where 57 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 40 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 1 percent live. Beside The Philippines this surname occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Wata Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wata has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wata surname expanded 4,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wata Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (86%) in Kenya.

In The United States Wata are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wata earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.55% less than the national average, earning R 131,760 per year; in United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.29% less than the national average, earning $40,099 CAD per year.