Watako Surname

436,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Watako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7831:58,9785,815
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Watako (238) may also be a first name.

Watako Last Name Facts

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

Watako occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watako? popularity and diffusion

The last name Watako is the 436,213th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,259,906 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Watako reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Watako is also the 580,229th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 238 people.

The surname Watako is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 783 people, or 1 in 58,978. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 75 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 13 percent reside and Busia County, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Watako Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (86%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wataako925/
Wuatako922/
Waatakou861/
Wastatko861/
Wataka834,945/
Wateko8338/
Watoko8322/
Vatako8315/
Wetako8312/
Wataaka7748/
Wathoko7742/
Wattaka7717/
Watakah778/
Watauka774/
Waitaka774/
Wwataka773/
Wathaka772/
Wataika772/
Watakha772/
Vatazko771/
Wetakoh771/
Wateaka771/
Waithaka7124,386/
Vathakou7126/
Vathakos7122/
Vatashko7120/
Wathaika714/
Vastakot713/
Vhatakot712/
Batahako711/
Wetaka674,657/
Vataka67517/
Wateka67452/
Wojtaszko67241/
Vatoko67197/
Watoka67183/
Waitahaka6736/
Wotaka676/
Wottakhot674/
Wotoko673/
Woytaszko671/
Waithakah671/
Waithaika671/
Waithakas671/
Waaithaka671/
Votako671/
Wateca670/

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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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