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 last name Wataka (Oriya: ୱାଟାକା) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wataka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wataka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 96,211th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,473,720 people. The last name Wataka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wataka are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 226,689th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 1,219 people.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,355 people, or 1 in 11,636. In Uganda Wataka is primarily found in: Bududa District, where 32 percent are found, Mbale District, where 27 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 22 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Wataka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the 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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