View the most religious surnames in Kenya

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 borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 64,688^th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 942,761 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 5,419 people.

Wata is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,774 people, or 1 in 57,068. In The Philippines Wata is most common in: Davao Region, where 57 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 40 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 1 percent live. Besides The Philippines Wata 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 frequency of Wata has changed over time. 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 holding the Wata surname is predominantly Christian (86%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Wata last name 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.