Watak Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Watak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2271:582,59646,553
Niger711:270,3108,391
Marshall Islands591:878208
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
India121:63,922,115578,870
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Watak (86) may also be a first name.

Watak Last Name Facts

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

Watak (Marathi: वटक) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 711,133rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Watak live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Watak is also the 1,032,266th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 86 people.

The surname Watak is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 582,596. In Indonesia Watak is mostly concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 86 percent are found, Central Java, where 8 percent are found and East Java, where 2 percent are found. Besides Indonesia it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 17 percent are found and The Marshall Islands, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watake91147/
Waitak9114/
Wathak913/
Watack912/
Waatak911/
Wataks911/
Washtak8314/
Wajstak8311/
Wastack837/
Waithak831/
Vatak80111/
Watok8051/
Wetak8026/
Watac801/
Watag801/
Wotak800/
Waystack7758/
Waitaake774/
Waithake772/
Whaittak772/
Whatackt770/
Wojtak731,427/
Vatake7358/
Vatakh7357/
Batack7340/
Waitok7328/
Wetack7326/
Vathak7314/
Wostak7313/
Woitak7310/
Woytak734/
Vaitak733/
Vhatak732/
Watoke732/
Vatgak732/
Vaštak731/
Woutak731/
Wathaq731/
Wastok731/
Bahtak731/
Watagh731/
Batauk731/
Wootak731/
Vatľak731/
Wuytack67977/
Uhatake67272/
Wateaux6759/
Wettack6723/
Wajstok6721/
Wastagh6711/
Woitack6710/
Woytack6710/
Waitook679/
Vattaks679/
Washtok678/
Wosztak675/
Vathake675/
Wojtaqk673/
Waytook672/
Wootahk672/
Wojtgak671/
Baytack671/
Battack671/
Wadthag671/
Wojtahk671/
Wojtask671/
Whatock671/
Vhattak671/
Whotauk671/
Weittak670/

Watak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Watak in the Marathi language
वटकvataka80
वतकvataka20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Watak
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