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 last name Wataala is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wataala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wataala is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Wataala reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Butaleja District, where 25 percent reside, Kibuku District, where 25 percent reside and Mukono District, where 25 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.
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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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