Watang Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

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

Watang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1231:823,07577,828
Indonesia1071:1,235,97486,893
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

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

Watang is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 893,754th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The last name Watang occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Watang reside; 77 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 44 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Watang is also the 635,584th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 203 people.

This surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 823,075. In The Philippines Watang is primarily found in: Northern Mindanao, where 78 percent are found, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 20 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 36 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wattang9288/
Waetang9212/
Waitang9210/
Wathang922/
Wadtang921/
Weatang921/
Watahang862/
Waithang861/
Waittang861/
Wadthang861/
Washtang861/
Batang834,015/
Watong83203/
Wetang83154/
Vatang8319/
Uatang831/
Watoing77199/
Wathong77172/
Battang7790/
Baitang7733/
Weitang7730/
Waitong7720/
Wettang7717/
Wadtong777/
Bautang776/
Hbatang774/
Wattong773/
Watankh773/
Bataing772/
Bataung772/
Woutang771/
Bathang771/
Baatang771/
Huatang771/
Wahtong771/
Waatong771/
Wattasingh758/
Watthong71101/
Waithong7153/
Batahang7137/
Wasthong7116/
Bayteang719/
Wadthong718/
Bathaung714/
Woudtang713/
Wetteang711/
Watongue711/
Waytoing711/
Weitgang711/
Hweetang711/
Baiteang711/
Waethong711/
Batong671,960/
Wotong67121/
Botang6754/
Vetang6720/
Wetong6714/
Vatong672/

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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 Watang
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