Watano Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

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

Watano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Watano (12) may also be a first name.

Watano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watano occurs most in Niger. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watano? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 34 percent of Watano live; 31 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Chadic Africa. Watano is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

The surname Watano is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,744,729. In Niger Watano is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Niger this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and Japan, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wattano92101/
Waitano9245/
Wathano9215/
Watanou923/
Watthano8615/
Wattanoh861/
Watannou861/
Watono83332/
Watana83248/
Vatano8319/
Whatthano804/
Wattana773,168/
Vattano7765/
Baatano7756/
Waitono7733/
Wathana7729/
Waitana7713/
Wgatana777/
Watanah775/
Wahtono774/
Watgana771/
Batanou771/
Vatanou771/
Vatango771/
Wataina771/
Baytano771/
Vatanno771/
Vaitano771/
Watanas771/
Batanoy771/
Watthana716,890/
Wahatana7117/
Wattanat714/
Wadthana711/
Bathanoo711/
Watoungo711/
Hwatonou711/
Weistano711/
Vatangou711/
Watangah711/
Wathanat711/
Wattanah711/
Wattanap711/
Vatthano711/
Batana675,042/
Votano67684/
Vatana67310/
Wotono6729/
Bataño6720/
Waithanga6716/
Watona6712/
Botano6710/
Wotana678/
Uatana672/
Batthanoo672/
Watthanat671/
Watthanas671/
Vatono671/
Watoungou671/
Wattonnot671/

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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 Watano
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