Wataga Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wataga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wataga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Wataga (16) may also be a first name.

Wataga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wataga occurs most in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wataga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wataga reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wataga is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Butaleja District, where 92 percent reside and Busia District, where 4 percent reside. Not including Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitaga9215/
Watagay921/
Waytaga921/
Waithaga864/
Wathaiga862/
Watangai861/
Watangah861/
Watagaya861/
Waitaaga861/
Watangha861/
Bataga83946/
Vataga83138/
Watega8397/
Watoga8337/
Watago837/
Watage834/
Watagi832/
Wetaga831/
Waithanga8016/
Wattang'a804/
Wataigo77206/
Vatanga7749/
Bataaga7738/
Waitega7729/
Batauga7721/
Waitage7715/
Wattage777/
Batagau777/
Waitago775/
Wateago774/
Baataga771/
Vathaga771/
Baitaga771/
Batagaa771/
Batagai771/
Watager771/
Battaga771/
Wataego771/
Wathoga771/
Wattago771/
Watainge7121/
Weitagay718/
Battagha714/
Watthage712/
Battagai711/
Wojtagha711/
Wataguid711/
Vataigha711/
Wadtagee711/
Waitagey711/
Bathagai711/
Baithaga711/
Bathagha711/
Batagi67183/
Watego67160/
Batago6744/
Waththage6725/
Batoga6718/
Vatagi6713/
Vatage6710/
Vatega675/
Vatago673/
Botaga672/
Wetago671/
Waithangi671/
Batage671/
Votaga671/
Wetoga671/
Uatage671/
Uatagi671/
Watogo671/
Vathaghai671/
Vatoga671/

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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 Wataga
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