Watagala Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka
Watagala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watangala | 94 | 48 | / |
| Batagalla | 82 | 442 | / |
| Vatagalia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vatagalla | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wathogala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Battagala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Battagalla | 78 | 19 | / |
| Battagalia | 78 | 8 | / |
| Baatagalla | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vadtangala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Batagale | 75 | 2 | / |
| Batagalj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Botagala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vatagale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Watangoli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batagalle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uatangale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vetagalla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bothagalla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bootagalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Botagale | 63 | 14 | / |
| Vatagole | 63 | 10 | / |
| Boothagalla | 63 | 1 | / |
| Watongole | 59 | 9 | / |
| Watongoli | 59 | 6 | / |
| Vattagole | 59 | 1 | / |
| Botogaly | 50 | 2 | / |
| Botagole | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Watagala
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis