Watahi Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Watahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2841:162,60512,666
Benin161:645,97538,126
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Watahi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watahi occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Watahi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 891,661st most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watahi live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 284 people, or 1 in 162,605. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kajiado County, where 43 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 29 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 21 percent are found. Not including Kenya Watahi occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 5 percent are found and Yemen, where 0 percent are found.

Watahi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Watahi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitahi9213/
Watauhi921/
Watahis921/
Vatahi8319/
Watehi8314/
Watohi838/
Watahe831/
Watouai7717/
Waitohi7717/
Bataahi778/
Watauai778/
Uhatahi775/
Badtahi772/
Bahtahi771/
Vathahi771/
Watayie771/
Watae73575/
Waitehai712/
Waitaoha711/
Wotahe6714/
Vatohi674/
Wathae673/
Wataer671/
Wotehi671/
Wautae671/
Uatahe671/
Waytae671/
Watheu671/
Bataoi670/
Wataua670/

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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 Watahi
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