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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 found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 64,688^th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 942,761 people. Wata is predominantly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Wata reside; 37 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 23 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 91,404^th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 5,419 people.

It is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,774 people, or 1 in 57,068. In The Philippines Wata 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. Excluding The Philippines it occurs in 65 countries. It is also found 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wata surname expanded 4,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wata Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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.