Watana Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Watana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 82 | 1:861,443 | 136,584 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Zambia | 15 | 1:1,056,661 | 30,252 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Watana (1,755) may also be a first name.
Watana Demographics
Average Watana Salary in
United States
$41,516 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Watana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Watana (Oriya: ୱାଟାନା) is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Watana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,020,242nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 38 percent of Watana live; 36 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in Tai-Asia. Watana is also the 182,798th most common forename on earth, borne by 1,755 people.
The surname is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 861,443. In Thailand Watana is most common in: Bangkok, where 40 percent live, Songkhla Province, where 9 percent live and Chiang Mai Province, where 5 percent live. Aside from Thailand this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 16 percent live.
Watana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Watana has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Watana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Watana are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.
Watana earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $41,516 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Watana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Watana in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଟାନା | watana | - |
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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 Watana
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