Watala Surname
Approximately 841 people bear this surname
Watala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 432 | 1:90,369 | 9,371 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| South Africa | 113 | 1:479,449 | 39,619 |
| Zambia | 50 | 1:316,998 | 17,478 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Watala (464) may also be a first name.
Watala Demographics
Average Watala Salary in
United States
$56,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Watala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Watala (Oriya: ୱଟଲା) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Watala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 414,183rd most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,665,334 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Watala reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 395,684th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 464 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 90,369. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Budaka District, where 27 percent live, Kibuku District, where 22 percent live and Pallisa District, where 20 percent live. Besides Uganda Watala is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.
Watala Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Watala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.65% less than the national average, earning R 48,360 per year and in United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Watala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Watala in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱଟଲା | watala | 66.67 |
| ୱାଟଲା | watala | 33.33 |
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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 Watala
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