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 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.

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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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