Wataba Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wataba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wataba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2671:146,21513,059
Zambia341:466,17421,520
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wataba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wataba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wataba is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wataba? popularity and diffusion

Wataba is the 874,560th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wataba are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 146,215. In Uganda it is most common in: Mbale District, where 58 percent are found, Budaka District, where 10 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitaba9288/
Watabai9233/
Wattaba9211/
Wathaba923/
Bataba831,788/
Watabe831,315/
Wetaba83497/
Wateba8380/
Wotaba8321/
Watoba833/
Watabo832/
Waitaby77197/
Waitabi7737/
Wattabi7723/
Wataibe7716/
Batabai7712/
Waytabi776/
Wataubi774/
Wathabi774/
Wotaaba773/
Batabay773/
Battaba773/
Batabah772/
Baataba772/
Watabou771/
Bathaba771/
Batabea771/
Bahtaba771/
Wateeba771/
Watabij771/
Vatabhai7140/
Batabhai7110/
Bautaiba715/
Wathaubi714/
Waitabih713/
Watahabe712/
Woustaba711/
Weathaby711/
Waitteba711/
Battabai711/
Batoba67438/
Batabe6771/
Batava6766/
Vatava6760/
Bathabhai6740/
Wotoba6736/
Weteba6721/
Botaba6717/
Wotava6717/
Vatabe6713/
Batabi678/
Watavo675/
Batabo673/
Vatabo672/
Watobi672/
Vetaba671/
Watobo671/
Wetabo671/
Votaba671/
Vatabhatt671/
Watebo671/
Weathabee670/

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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 Wataba
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