Watanya Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Watanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 35 | 1:452,855 | 21,237 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Watanya (702) may also be a first name.
Watanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Watanya occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Watanya is the 2,436,415th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Watanya live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Watanya is also the 311,884th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 702 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 452,855. In Zambia it is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 94 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 3 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 3 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wathanya | 93 | 16 | / |
| Watanyah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Watania | 86 | 758 | / |
| Batanya | 86 | 30 | / |
| Watanha | 86 | 15 | / |
| Vatanya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Watonya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Watanye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wantania | 80 | 1,069 | / |
| Wataniah | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wastanyo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Watanyoo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wathania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wateania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wothanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wathaniah | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wathanyoo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Batanyo | 71 | 376 | / |
| Batania | 71 | 93 | / |
| Batonya | 71 | 25 | / |
| Botanya | 71 | 22 | / |
| Batanye | 71 | 21 | / |
| Vatanha | 71 | 13 | / |
| Wetonya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vatanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanthanjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wotonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wojtania | 67 | 627 | / |
| Vatanhah | 67 | 73 | / |
| Bantonya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vatannia | 67 | 23 | / |
| Vatangia | 67 | 23 | / |
| Watainge | 67 | 21 | / |
| Watangio | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bantania | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wattanhi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wathanji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Batanyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woytania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wantagne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wathanje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vataanye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bathania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vastania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Battania | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Watanya
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