Watako Surname
Approximately 787 people bear this surname
Watako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 783 | 1:58,978 | 5,815 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Watako (238) may also be a first name.
Watako Demographics
Watako Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Watako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watako Come From? nationality or country of origin
Watako is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Watako? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 436,213th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,259,906 people. Watako occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watako are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 580,229th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 238 people.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 783 people, or 1 in 58,978. In Kenya Watako is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 75 percent live, Bungoma County, where 13 percent live and Busia County, where 9 percent live. Not including Kenya Watako exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Watako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Watako last name is chiefly Christian (86%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wataako | 92 | 5 | / |
| Wuatako | 92 | 2 | / |
| Waatakou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wastatko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wataka | 83 | 4,945 | / |
| Wateko | 83 | 38 | / |
| Watoko | 83 | 22 | / |
| Vatako | 83 | 15 | / |
| Wetako | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wataaka | 77 | 48 | / |
| Wathoko | 77 | 42 | / |
| Wattaka | 77 | 17 | / |
| Watakah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Watauka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waitaka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wwataka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wathaka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wataika | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watakha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vatazko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wetakoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wateaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waithaka | 71 | 24,386 | / |
| Vathakou | 71 | 26 | / |
| Vathakos | 71 | 22 | / |
| Vatashko | 71 | 20 | / |
| Wathaika | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vastakot | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vhatakot | 71 | 2 | / |
| Batahako | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wetaka | 67 | 4,657 | / |
| Vataka | 67 | 517 | / |
| Wateka | 67 | 452 | / |
| Wojtaszko | 67 | 241 | / |
| Vatoko | 67 | 197 | / |
| Watoka | 67 | 183 | / |
| Waitahaka | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wotaka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wottakhot | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wotoko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woytaszko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waithakah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waithaika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waithakas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waaithaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Votako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wateca | 67 | 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 Watako
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