Watango Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Watango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1501:260,26219,079
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Watango Last Name Facts

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

Watango occurs most in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watango? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,415,499th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name Watango is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Watango live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Watango is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 260,262. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Nebbi District, where 62 percent live, Zombo District, where 14 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 9 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watangou938/
Wastangou881/
Watanga861,214/
Batango86257/
Watongo8622/
Wotango8613/
Vatango861/
Waithang'o821/
Batangou80137/
Wathanga8062/
Wattanga8059/
Vatangou801/
Wastanga801/
Watangha801/
Batanggo801/
Waitanga801/
Watangah801/
Watoungo801/
Waithanga7516/
Wattang'a754/
Baitangou751/
Watoungou751/
Batanga712,983/
Botango71289/
Batongo71205/
Watonga7164/
Vatanga7149/
Wotongo7122/
Wotanga711/
Wetanga711/
Bautanga6768/
Bataanga6755/
Batangga6739/
Batongoi6728/
Baitanga6712/
Batangha677/
Batongou676/
Baitongo675/
Batoongo674/
Batuongo672/
Battanga671/
Batoungo671/
Batangah671/
Batannga671/
Batainga671/
Baatanga671/

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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 Watango
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