Watah Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

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

Watah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Hungary131:755,09840,181
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Watah (177) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wattah91212/
Wataha91137/
Watach9165/
Waitah9118/
Waetah912/
Watahe911/
Waatah911/
Wautah911/
Wastah911/
Watahh910/
Wata897,730/
Waitaha8316/
Wattach8311/
Wastash834/
Wataysh834/
Wastach831/
Wattaht831/
Wathaha831/
Watai805,310/
Waita804,977/
Hwata802,187/
Watha801,977/
Watta801,319/
Whata80485/
Vatah80252/
Wauta80141/
Waata80109/
Watoh80108/
Watho80107/
Watay80103/
Watoa8084/
Watea8084/
Watau8081/
Wataï8060/
Wetah8033/
Waeta8022/
Wahta8016/
Wayta8011/
Weata809/
Wuata805/
Wataj805/
Wadta803/
Wataa803/
Wataî803/
Vwata801/
Wajta801/
Wattauch771/
Waitahad771/
Waitahay771/
Wathey73471/
Wachta73273/
Vataha73261/
Wateau73204/
Waitoa73177/
Waitau73157/
Waitai73145/
Waitha73136/
Wathuo73100/
Wahata7398/
Wattay7383/
Waitea7367/
Weatoa7356/
Wuatai7346/
Wattai7345/
Wattha7341/
Wattad7337/
Wattho7327/
Vatash7323/
Wotahe7314/
Wathai7313/
Wautau739/
Bataih739/
Waytoh738/
Vatach738/
Wathoo737/
Waitaa737/
Vattah735/
Wathap735/
Hwaita735/
Wadtau735/
Wathaa735/
Waytho734/
Wathea734/
Wathoi734/
Wathoy734/
Vatahu733/
Wajtas733/
Waytha733/
Wathei733/
Vathah733/
Waahto732/
Hwayta732/
Wathad732/
Wettah732/
Wattat732/
Wattaj732/
Hwatai731/
Baytah731/
Batayh731/
Wadtha731/
Wahtai731/
Wottah731/
Washta731/
Wetahu731/
Watheu731/
Waytea731/
Weatha731/
Weatay731/
Uatahe731/
Wattau731/
Wattoh731/
Weitah731/
Wetaha731/
Waszta731/
Wata'a731/
Wastat731/
Wadtad731/
Waetai731/
Waaata731/
Wajtaś731/
Waitta731/
Bajtah731/
Baatah731/
Wautai731/
Wattaa731/
Whatha731/
Waetea731/
Wateas730/
Watead730/
Waitahaia711/
Bata6763,744/
Vata6711,935/
Wato675,696/
Weta672,421/
Wota671,147/
Wojtach671,038/
Watteau67749/
Wauthat67699/
Uata67352/
Watthey6787/
Wauthoz6787/
Wateaux6759/
Woitach6755/
Vaitahe6750/
Woytach6746/
Hwaitat6737/
Wathaut6727/
Baitaha6717/
Woytash6716/
Batahai6715/
Waastad6714/
Wojtash679/
Waythad679/
Batahah679/
Waeta'a678/
Waita'a678/
Wattass676/
Vashtah676/
Waithai675/
Watthap675/
Wahaita674/
Battaha674/
Battahy674/
Wasteau673/
Vastach672/
Whathey672/
Wasthay672/
Wahatay671/
Watthai671/
Vatasht671/
Vathahe671/
Watthot671/
Wasztaj671/
Wathead671/
Vatahad671/
Wahatha671/
Waateau671/
Woitaha671/
Bautaih671/
Batahii671/
Beautah671/
Baattah671/
Waththa671/
Wasthat671/
Whattha671/
Wahdtaj671/
Waheita671/
Wadthai671/
Weateas670/
Watthau670/
Wastead670/
Wathous670/
Wheatoa670/
Weathey670/

Watah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Watah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻳﺘﻪwyth-

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