Watania Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Watania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6031:219,31920,507
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

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 more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watania? popularity and diffusion

Watania is the 449,013th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,614,177 people. The last name Watania occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Watania are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Watania is also the 900,062nd most common forename in the world. It is borne by 109 people.

This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 603 people, or 1 in 219,319. In Indonesia Watania is most prevalent in: North Sulawesi, where 94 percent are found, Papua, where 3 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia Watania exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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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