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) occurs more in Vanuatu more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Watas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Watas is the 651,048th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 34 percent of Watas live; 34 percent live in Oceania Islands and 34 percent live in Vanuatu. Watas is also the 986,211th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 93 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Vanuatu, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 1,677. Aside from Vanuatu this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 29 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.
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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