Wataka Surname
Approximately 4,945 people bear this surname
Wataka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,355 | 1:11,636 | 1,937 |
| Kenya | 1,230 | 1:37,545 | 4,012 |
| India | 297 | 1:2,582,712 | 81,561 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wataka (1,219) may also be a first name.
Wataka Demographics
Wataka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wataka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wataka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wataka (Oriya: ୱାଟାକା) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wataka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 96,211th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,473,720 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wataka live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 226,689th most common first name worldwide It is held by 1,219 people.
The last name Wataka is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 3,355 people, or 1 in 11,636. In Uganda Wataka is most common in: Bududa District, where 32 percent live, Mbale District, where 27 percent live and Manafwa District, where 22 percent live. Excluding Uganda Wataka occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Wataka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wataka last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wataka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wataka in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଟାକା | wataka | 65.06 |
| ୱାଟକା | wataka | 26.51 |
| ୱଟକା | wataka | 3.61 |
| ୱଟାକା | wataka | 2.41 |
| ଓାଟାକା | oataka | 1.2 |
| ଇୁୱାଟାକା | iuwataka | 1.2 |
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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 Wataka
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