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 last name Watata occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Watata? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 333,448th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,577,208 people. The last name is mostly found 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 commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 37 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 904 people, or 1 in 43,185. In Uganda Watata is mostly concentrated in: Bududa District, where 37 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 29 percent reside and Mbale District, where 24 percent reside. Beside Uganda Watata is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Watata Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the 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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