Wataku Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wataku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wataku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1841:250,97817,076
Japan1531:835,58418,468
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wataku (22) may also be a first name.

Wataku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wataku is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wataku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wataku is the 785,023rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The last name Wataku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Wataku are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wataku is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 250,978. In Kenya Wataku is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 38 percent live, Nakuru County, where 26 percent live and Nyeri County, where 26 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 43 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watakau9218/
Watakhu922/
Waataku921/
Waatakou861/
Wetaku83185/
Vataku837/
Waiteku7717/
Bataaku772/
Whetaku771/
Vathaku771/
Battaku771/
Vathakou7126/
Battakhu716/
Vattakui712/
Beadtaku711/
Vattakut711/
Woteku674/
Bataakhuu674/
Vattakaut672/
Weteku672/
Huadtakhu671/
Batoku671/
Bottaku623/
Batuoku621/
Batokou621/
Batojku621/
Batacau621/
Batoukou575/
Boottaku571/
Boutakou571/
Baitoukou534/
Woutoukou532/
Baatuokuu531/

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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
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  • 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 Wataku
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