Watanuki Surname

38,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Watanuki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watanuki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan13,5681:9,4221,309
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Brazil1041:2,058,40765,034
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Watanuki Last Name Facts

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

Watanuki has its highest incidence in Japan. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watanuki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Watanuki is the 38,063rd most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 527,052 people. Watanuki occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Watanuki are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Watanuki is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 13,568 people, or 1 in 9,422. In Japan it is most numerous in: Chiba Prefecture, where 16 percent live, Saitama Prefecture, where 16 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent live. Aside from Japan this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Watanuki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Watanuki surname are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.17% registered to vote for the party.

Watanuki earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.86% more than the national average, earning $51,718 USD per year.

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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 Watanuki
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