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

Wata (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺕ, Hindi: वाटा, Oriya: ୱାତା) is most common in The Philippines. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wata.

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

The surname Wata is the 64,688^th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 942,761 people. The last name Wata occurs mostly 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 frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,419 people.

The last name Wata is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,774 people, or 1 in 57,068. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Davao Region, where 57 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 40 percent reside and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 1 percent reside. Other than The Philippines Wata is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Wata Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wata has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wata surname increased 4,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wata Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Wata last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the 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.