Watakila Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Watakila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 211 | 1:218,862 | 15,584 |
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Watakila (66) may also be a first name.
Watakila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watakila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Watakila is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watakila? popularity and diffusion
Watakila is the 926,175th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. Watakila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Watakila are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 66 people.
Watakila is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 218,862. In Kenya Watakila is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 97 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent live and Kakamega County, where 0 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batakuila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Batakela | 75 | 570 | / |
| Vatakula | 75 | 4 | / |
| Batakili | 75 | 1 | / |
| Watekela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Watokela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bathakili | 71 | 287 | / |
| Vattakula | 71 | 58 | / |
| Wateikela | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vathakula | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vatakulla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vattakulla | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bottakaila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vataikulla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vatecaaila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vetakula | 63 | 6 | / |
| Uatekula | 63 | 4 | / |
| Batokili | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wetekhela | 59 | 54 | / |
| Vetaukula | 59 | 5 | / |
| Batoukela | 59 | 4 | / |
| Vethakula | 59 | 4 | / |
| Vetaakula | 59 | 1 | / |
| Boutakhili | 56 | 2 | / |
| Baithokile | 56 | 1 | / |
| Boutakhile | 56 | 1 | / |
| Vetokela | 50 | 1 | / |
| Batokeli | 50 | 1 | / |
| Batokele | 50 | 1 | / |
| Botokela | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Watakila
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