Watam Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

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

Watam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2611:506,70241,355
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Watam (1,557) may also be a first name.

Watam Last Name Facts

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

Watam (Oriya: ୱାଟାମ୍) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 821,713th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Watam are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 196,366th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 1,557 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 506,702. In Indonesia Watam is mostly concentrated in: Central Java, where 66 percent are found, Jakarta, where 19 percent are found and Bengkulu, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wattam911,359/
Watham91115/
Watame9118/
Waitam9110/
Wataum912/
Weatam911/
Wataim911/
Whattam83317/
Waitham83309/
Whatham83266/
Wattham83130/
Waitame832/
Wataime832/
Wahttam831/
Waytham831/
Wastham831/
Wathaam831/
Wathamm831/
Waittam831/
Wautham830/
Weatham830/
Watan8013,818/
Vatam801,926/
Batam80368/
Wetam8019/
Uatam8013/
Watom809/
Wotam802/
Hwaitham7790/
Wahattam771/
Wattaham771/
Wahatham771/
Wheatham770/
Batham738,843/
Vattam732,899/
Vatham73892/
Wathan73718/
Watane73472/
Wattan73369/
Waytan73103/
Battam7391/
Vatame7388/
Wadtan7368/
Wetham7365/
Baytam7360/
Vastam7351/
Bataim7346/
Waitan7339/
Wotham7319/
Uattam7311/
Baitam7311/
Bautam737/
Whetam736/
Vaitam735/
Wastom735/
Vaatam734/
Huatam734/
Wootam734/
Wehtam733/
Whatan733/
Watoum733/
Watome732/
Wathom732/
Watain732/
Wettam731/
Baatam731/
Vataam731/
Watean731/
Wattom731/
Watant731/
Bataam731/
Wataan731/
Wahtan730/
Watgan730/
Wathome671,316/
Whetham67850/
Beatham67335/
Waathan67186/
Baitham67100/
Whettam6791/
Wasztan6752/
Watthan6745/
Vastham6717/
Wettham6717/
Waistan679/
Baatham677/
Wathane676/
Weitham675/
Vaitham675/
Bautham675/
Wattean675/
Whathan674/
Bathamm673/
Bathham673/
Vatteam673/
Watasin673/
Watankh673/
Wheatan672/
Wahatan672/
Huatham672/
Wootham671/
Battham671/
Beautam671/
Whattan671/
Vaatham671/
Vathtam671/
Vattaam671/
Vattham671/
Hwaitan671/
Wgattan671/
Watanne671/
Watgoum671/
Waitane671/
Baitaam671/
Battaim671/
Waithan671/
Wattoom671/
Weatang671/
Watasen671/
Wadtang671/
Wadtoom671/
Huaytam671/
Whottam670/
Woottam670/
Hvattam670/
Weathan670/

Watam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Watam in the Oriya language
ୱାଟାମ୍watam80
ୱାଟାମwatama20

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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 Watam
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