Watat Surname

317,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Watat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,0161:20,4422,780
Indonesia1131:1,170,34783,147
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
United States111:32,950,812797,015
France61:11,070,454349,096
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Watat (25) may also be a first name.

Watat Last Name Facts

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

Watat occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 317,498th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,175,886 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Watat live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Watat is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 25 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,016 people, or 1 in 20,442. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 40 percent are found, Centre Region, where 29 percent are found and West Region, where 24 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Watat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Watat surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Watat earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watate9122/
Wathat9111/
Wattat912/
Wastat911/
Wauthat83699/
Hwaitat8337/
Wathaut8327/
Wasthat831/
Wattaht831/
Wastate831/
Watad804,970/
Batat802,936/
Vatat8031/
Watot8013/
Battat73852/
Wautot7380/
Vatate7379/
Woutat7341/
Wattad7337/
Baitat7310/
Wathot739/
Vastat736/
Wojtat736/
Bathat734/
Watoot734/
Wathad732/
Wastot732/
Bataat732/
Beatat732/
Batait731/
Vahtat731/
Wadtad731/
Vattat731/
Watead730/
Vastast6755/
Waithad6735/
Vathath6714/
Waastad6714/
Vhatate6713/
Vaustat6712/
Vattath6712/
Waythad679/
Vathatt674/
Vathate673/
Wathote673/
Wathead671/
Baitatt671/
Vatasht671/
Vatathe671/
Woutate671/
Vattaut671/
Watthot671/
Wattout671/
Wastead670/
Battatt670/

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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 Watat
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