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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) occurs most in The Philippines. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 64,688^th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 942,761 people. The surname Wata occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Wata live; 37 percent live in Southeast Asia and 23 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Wata is also the 91,404^th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 5,419 people.

This last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,774 people, or 1 in 57,068. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Davao Region, where 57 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 40 percent are found and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 1 percent are found. Not including The Philippines it occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Wata Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wata has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wata Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (86%) in Kenya.

In The United States Wata are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered with 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.