Watata Surname
Approximately 1,108 people bear this surname
Watata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 904 | 1:43,185 | 5,429 |
| Kenya | 89 | 1:518,875 | 25,986 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Watata (37) may also be a first name.
Watata Demographics
Watata Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Watata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Watata is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watata? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 333,448th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,577,208 people. The surname Watata occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Watata are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 37 people.
It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 904 people, or 1 in 43,185. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Bududa District, where 37 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 29 percent reside and Mbale District, where 24 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Watata Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Watata surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wataata | 92 | 5 | / |
| Wataita | 92 | 4 | / |
| Wathata | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wateata | 92 | 1 | / |
| Watatta | 92 | 1 | / |
| Watatah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waytata | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wathatha | 86 | 27 | / |
| Watataya | 86 | 16 | / |
| Wastaita | 86 | 1 | / |
| Batata | 83 | 3,294 | / |
| Watota | 83 | 135 | / |
| Wateta | 83 | 130 | / |
| Watato | 83 | 99 | / |
| Wotata | 83 | 33 | / |
| Vatata | 83 | 28 | / |
| Watate | 83 | 22 | / |
| Watati | 83 | 20 | / |
| Wetata | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wetatta | 77 | 109 | / |
| Batatta | 77 | 35 | / |
| Battata | 77 | 16 | / |
| Batatha | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wahtati | 77 | 7 | / |
| Huatata | 77 | 6 | / |
| Watathi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Waitati | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wattati | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watauti | 77 | 2 | / |
| Batatay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watheta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baitata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Badtata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bataata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Batauta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waitato | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baytata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wastate | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wathuita | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bataytay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wettatea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waitathi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waitaiti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaaitata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batota | 67 | 1,957 | / |
| Batate | 67 | 350 | / |
| Vatati | 67 | 282 | / |
| Watoto | 67 | 102 | / |
| Botata | 67 | 99 | / |
| Vatate | 67 | 79 | / |
| Vetata | 67 | 68 | / |
| Vateta | 67 | 39 | / |
| Votata | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bataty | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vathathad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wateto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wetato | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waithathi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huatathat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waytaster | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watoti | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Watata
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