Watakisha Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Watakisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Watakisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watakisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watakisha is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Watakisha.
How Common Is The Last Name Watakisha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watakisha live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Watakisha is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia Watakisha is mostly found in: Copperbelt Province, where 100 percent reside. Beside Zambia Watakisha occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watakisi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Watakushi | 78 | 6 | / |
| Vatakesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batakiso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wadakesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batokesha | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vataquissa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Baitakaiso | 63 | 1 | / |
| Woitkewisch | 60 | 1 | / |
| Wotkoshy | 59 | 7 | / |
| Weitkush | 59 | 2 | / |
| Wotkoshi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Batokeshe | 56 | 48 | / |
| Batakessi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Wetcush | 50 | 0 | / |
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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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