Watar Surname
Approximately 3,886 people bear this surname
Watar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 3,504 | 1:8,128 | 600 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Watar (343) may also be a first name.
Watar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watar (Arabic: وتار, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻃﺎﺭ, Hindi: वाटर, Marathi: वटार, Oriya: ୱାଟର) is found in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Watar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Watar is the 118,326th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,875,333 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Watar are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Watar is also the 471,283rd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 343 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nepal, where it is held by 3,504 people, or 1 in 8,128. In Nepal it is primarily concentrated in: Koshi, where 54 percent reside, Janakpur, where 23 percent reside and Sagarmatha, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Nepal Watar exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 3 percent reside and Kuwait, where 3 percent reside.
Watar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Watar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Watar surname fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Watar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Watar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻃﺎﺭ | wtar | - |
| Watar in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଟର | watara | 87.5 |
| ୱାତାର | watara | 12.5 |
| Watar in the Hindi language | ||
| वाटर | vatara | 60 |
| वातर्ा | vatara | 20 |
| वातार | vatara | 20 |
| Watar in the Marathi language | ||
| वटार | vatara | 50 |
| वतार | vatara | 50 |
| Watar in the Arabic language | ||
| وتار | wtar | - |
| واطر | watr | - |
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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
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- 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 Watar
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