Watakisha Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Watakisha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watakisha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Watakisha Last Name Facts

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

Watakisha is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watakisha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Watakisha reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia Watakisha is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 100 percent live. Other than Zambia it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watakisi821/
Watakushi786/
Vatakesa711/
Batakiso711/
Wadakesh711/
Batokesha6721/
Vataquissa631/
Baitakaiso631/
Woitkewisch601/
Wotkoshy597/
Weitkush592/
Wotkoshi591/
Batokeshe5648/
Batakessi561/
Wetcush500/

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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 Watakisha
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