Watania Surname
Approximately 758 people bear this surname
Watania Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 603 | 1:219,319 | 20,507 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Watania (109) may also be a first name.
Watania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watania Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watania is most common in Indonesia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Watania.
How Common Is The Last Name Watania? popularity and diffusion
The last name Watania is the 449,013th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,614,177 people. The surname Watania is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Watania live; 77 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 900,062nd most common first name in the world, held by 109 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 603 people, or 1 in 219,319. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: North Sulawesi, where 94 percent reside, Papua, where 3 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Watania occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wataniah | 93 | 9 | / |
| Wathania | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wateania | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wathaniah | 88 | 9 | / |
| Batania | 86 | 93 | / |
| Watanya | 86 | 62 | / |
| Watanha | 86 | 15 | / |
| Wojtania | 80 | 627 | / |
| Vatannia | 80 | 23 | / |
| Vatangia | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wathanya | 80 | 16 | / |
| Watangio | 80 | 6 | / |
| Watoniah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Woytania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wathenia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bathania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watanyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vastania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Battania | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wathoniah | 75 | 11 | / |
| Vatan'nia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasthonia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Batanijay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Batanya | 71 | 30 | / |
| Vatenia | 71 | 28 | / |
| Vatanha | 71 | 13 | / |
| Vatanya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Batanio | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vatonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wetonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vatanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Botania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wetanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vatanhah | 67 | 73 | / |
| Wastanyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Watanyoo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wothanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bothania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojtanio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vatonias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boutania | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Watania
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