Watasa Surname
Approximately 646 people bear this surname
Watasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 645 | 1:60,526 | 7,001 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Watasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Watasa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watasa? popularity and diffusion
Watasa is the 507,320th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,281,031 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watasa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 645 people, or 1 in 60,526. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Bulambuli District, where 24 percent reside, Bududa District, where 24 percent reside and Mbale District, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Watasa exists in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 0 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Watasa
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