Watang Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Watang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 123 | 1:823,075 | 77,828 |
| Indonesia | 107 | 1:1,235,974 | 86,893 |
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Watang (203) may also be a first name.
Watang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Watang is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Watang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 893,754th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. Watang is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Watang are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 635,584th most widely held given name globally, borne by 203 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 823,075. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Northern Mindanao, where 78 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 20 percent live and National Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 36 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wattang | 92 | 88 | / |
| Waetang | 92 | 12 | / |
| Waitang | 92 | 10 | / |
| Wathang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wadtang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weatang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Watahang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Waithang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waittang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wadthang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Washtang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Batang | 83 | 4,015 | / |
| Watong | 83 | 203 | / |
| Wetang | 83 | 154 | / |
| Vatang | 83 | 19 | / |
| Uatang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Watoing | 77 | 199 | / |
| Wathong | 77 | 172 | / |
| Battang | 77 | 90 | / |
| Baitang | 77 | 33 | / |
| Weitang | 77 | 30 | / |
| Waitong | 77 | 20 | / |
| Wettang | 77 | 17 | / |
| Wadtong | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bautang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hbatang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wattong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Watankh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bataing | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bataung | 77 | 2 | / |
| Woutang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bathang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baatang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huatang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahtong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waatong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wattasingh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Watthong | 71 | 101 | / |
| Waithong | 71 | 53 | / |
| Batahang | 71 | 37 | / |
| Wasthong | 71 | 16 | / |
| Bayteang | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wadthong | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bathaung | 71 | 4 | / |
| Woudtang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wetteang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watongue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waytoing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weitgang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hweetang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baiteang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waethong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batong | 67 | 1,960 | / |
| Wotong | 67 | 121 | / |
| Botang | 67 | 54 | / |
| Vetang | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wetong | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vatong | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Watang
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis