Wataala Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wataala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wataala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wataala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wataala occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wataala.
How Common Is The Last Name Wataala? popularity and diffusion
Wataala is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Wataala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Wataala reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wataala is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Butaleja District, where 25 percent live, Kibuku District, where 25 percent live and Mukono District, where 25 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wataala
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