Watahi Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Watahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 284 | 1:162,605 | 12,666 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Watahi Demographics
Watahi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Watahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Watahi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watahi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 891,661st most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Watahi reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 162,605. In Kenya Watahi is most common in: Kajiado County, where 43 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 29 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 5 percent reside and Yemen, where 0 percent reside.
Watahi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waitahi | 92 | 13 | / |
| Watauhi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Watahis | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vatahi | 83 | 19 | / |
| Watehi | 83 | 14 | / |
| Watohi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Watahe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Watouai | 77 | 17 | / |
| Waitohi | 77 | 17 | / |
| Bataahi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Watauai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Uhatahi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Badtahi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bahtahi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vathahi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watayie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watae | 73 | 575 | / |
| Waitehai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waitaoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wotahe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vatohi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wathae | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wataer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wotehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wautae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uatahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waytae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bataoi | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wataua | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Watahi
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