Wataru Surname

180,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Wataru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wataru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,2921:55,7784,323
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wataru (61,949) may also be a first name.

Wataru Last Name Facts

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

Wataru is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wataru.

How Common Is The Last Name Wataru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 180,498th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,086,635 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Wataru are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Wataru is also the 15,464th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 61,949 people.

Wataru is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 2,292 people, or 1 in 55,778. In Japan Wataru is most frequent in: Chiba Prefecture, where 18 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Wataru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wataru surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Wataru earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wataaru923/
Watearu922/
Watarau921/
Whatarau8640/
Waetarau867/
Watharuh864/
Wathairu861/
Bataru83212/
Vataru8317/
Battaru7797/
Batarou7741/
Baitaru7736/
Vastaru7715/
Batharu776/
Watheru774/
Vatharu772/
Wotarou771/
Wattoru771/
Vatauru771/
Vattaru771/
Vaataru771/
Batarau771/
Baitharu712,803/
Waitheru71163/
Bautharu7135/
Waitooru717/
Watourou713/
Vathauru711/
Waterhou711/
Battaaru711/
Whetarau711/
Vaastaru711/
Baatarou711/
Bataïrou711/
Battarou711/
Vastharu711/
Botaru6725/
Vateru6710/
Votaru672/
Bătaru671/
Vetaru671/
Weatherau671/

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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 Wataru
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