Watah Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Watah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Watah (177) may also be a first name.
Watah Demographics
Average Watah Salary in
United States
$18,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Watah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺘﻪ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,185,341st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 41 percent of Watah live; 41 percent live in Oceania Islands and 41 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Watah is also the 685,598th most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 177 people.
The surname Watah is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Watah is primarily concentrated in: Manus, where 75 percent are found, National Capital District, where 11 percent are found and East Sepik, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Watah exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Watah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Watah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Watah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Watah surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Watah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Watah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Watah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻳﺘﻪ | wyth | - |
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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
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- 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 Watah
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