Watam Surname
Approximately 338 people bear this surname
Watam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 261 | 1:506,702 | 41,355 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
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
The last name Watam (Oriya: ୱାଟାମ୍) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 821,713th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Watam reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 77 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 196,366th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,557 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 506,702. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Central Java, where 66 percent live, Jakarta, where 19 percent live and Bengkulu, where 7 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Watam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Watam in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଟାମ୍ | watam | 80 |
| ୱାଟାମ | watama | 20 |
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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 Watam
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