Watalo Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Watalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Watalo (10) may also be a first name.

Watalo Last Name Facts

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

Watalo has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Watalo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watalo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Watalo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Watalo reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name globally, held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 50 percent are found and East New Britain, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and Cameroon, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitalo92197/
Wattalo9237/
Wadtalo924/
Wathalo923/
Watalyo923/
Watalot921/
Watalio921/
Wataloo921/
Watthalo8653/
Wahatalo863/
Wastalio861/
Batalo831,769/
Watala83841/
Watelo83196/
Watolo83160/
Baitalo7734/
Waitala7732/
Wattala7726/
Bataloi7724/
Watalla7718/
Batallo7715/
Batalou7714/
Vastalo7711/
Baytalo7711/
Bajtalo779/
Wateala778/
Batalho778/
Wataala776/
Batalio775/
Batailo775/
Watalia775/
Watolop774/
Wataila773/
Waatala773/
Wojtalo772/
Wahtala771/
Vattalo771/
Vathalo771/
Wathala771/
Watalah771/
Bataalo771/
Wajtala771/
Bataloy771/
Woitalo771/
Bataylo771/
Wataula771/
Wateloo771/
Vatailo771/
Battalio7175/
Wahatala7116/
Vahatalo717/
Bathalou711/
Wattalas711/
Watthala711/
Waaitala711/
Watalhad711/
Waytalla711/
Watoulou711/
Vasthalo711/
Batala674,970/
Vatala672,315/
Watela671,422/
Watoła67645/
Batolo67282/
Watała67257/
Watola67248/
Bataillou67196/
Wetala67127/
Batală6755/
Batailhou6749/
Botalo6732/
Wotala6722/
Wotolo6718/
Battallio6716/
Waththala674/
Uatala673/
Wetelo671/
Wetolo671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Watalo
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