Wataba Surname
Approximately 309 people bear this surname
Wataba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 267 | 1:146,215 | 13,059 |
| Zambia | 34 | 1:466,174 | 21,520 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waitaba | 92 | 88 | / |
| Watabai | 92 | 33 | / |
| Wattaba | 92 | 11 | / |
| Wathaba | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bataba | 83 | 1,788 | / |
| Watabe | 83 | 1,315 | / |
| Wetaba | 83 | 497 | / |
| Wateba | 83 | 80 | / |
| Wotaba | 83 | 21 | / |
| Watoba | 83 | 3 | / |
| Watabo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waitaby | 77 | 197 | / |
| Waitabi | 77 | 37 | / |
| Wattabi | 77 | 23 | / |
| Wataibe | 77 | 16 | / |
| Batabai | 77 | 12 | / |
| Waytabi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wataubi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wathabi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wotaaba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Batabay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Battaba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Batabah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Baataba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watabou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bathaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Batabea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahtaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wateeba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watabij | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vatabhai | 71 | 40 | / |
| Batabhai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bautaiba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wathaubi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Waitabih | 71 | 3 | / |
| Watahabe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Woustaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weathaby | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waitteba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Battabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batoba | 67 | 438 | / |
| Batabe | 67 | 71 | / |
| Batava | 67 | 66 | / |
| Vatava | 67 | 60 | / |
| Bathabhai | 67 | 40 | / |
| Wotoba | 67 | 36 | / |
| Weteba | 67 | 21 | / |
| Botaba | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wotava | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vatabe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Batabi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Watavo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Batabo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vatabo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Watobi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vetaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watobo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Votaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vatabhatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watebo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weathabee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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