Watarha Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Watarha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watarha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Watarha (39) may also be a first name.

Watarha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watarha is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Watarha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watarha reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 39 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,294,012. In Burkina Faso Watarha is mostly concentrated in: Sud-Ouest Region, where 75 percent are found and Sahel Region, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Burkina Faso Watarha exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 11 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Watarha
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