Watas Surname
Approximately 464 people bear this surname
Watas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Philippines | 66 | 1:1,533,912 | 105,821 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Nicaragua | 22 | 1:273,686 | 2,870 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Watas (93) may also be a first name.
Watas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Watas (Marathi: वातास) has its highest incidence in Vanuatu. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Watas is the 651,048th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,705,918 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 34 percent of Watas are found; 34 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 34 percent are found in Vanuatu. Watas is also the 986,211th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 93 people.
The last name Watas is most common in Vanuatu, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 1,677. Beside Vanuatu Watas occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 29 percent reside and The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Watas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Watas in the Marathi language | ||
| वातास | vatasa | - |
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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 Watas
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