Watate Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Watate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Watate Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watate is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Watate click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watate? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Watate live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe Watate is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 56 percent reside and Harare Province, where 44 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wastate921/
Watat911,180/
Watayate861/
Watata831,108/
Batate83350/
Vatate8379/
Watete8351/
Watite8323/
Watati8320/
Wathat8311/
Wattat832/
Wastat831/
Waytaster801/
Wauthat77699/
Battate77517/
Hwaitat7737/
Wathaut7727/
Batayte7719/
Vhatate7713/
Wahtati777/
Wataata775/
Watathi775/
Bathate774/
Wataita774/
Wathete774/
Vathate773/
Wathote773/
Wathata773/
Waitati772/
Wattati772/
Watauti772/
Baytate771/
Bautate771/
Vatathe771/
Wattaht771/
Watuite771/
Watatta771/
Wateata771/
Waitite771/
Woutate771/
Bataate771/
Bataite771/
Watitei771/
Wasthat771/
Watad734,970/
Batat732,936/
Vatat7331/
Watot7313/
Batteate7196/
Bataiote7127/
Wathatha7127/
Watataya7116/
Bathathe7110/
Watayota716/
Vattatte713/
Vathathe712/
Vaitaite712/
Batahate711/
Batheate711/
Watiyata711/
Vatattey711/
Waitaiti711/
Waateete711/
Waitathi711/
Wettatea711/
Bautatte710/
Battat67852/
Vatati67282/
Watota67135/
Wautot6780/
Woutat6741/
Wattad6737/
Wotata6733/
Vatata6728/
Botate6715/
Baatatheh6711/
Baitat6710/
Wathot679/
Vastat676/
Batote676/
Wojtat676/
Bataty675/
Vatote674/
Bathat674/
Watoot674/
Vetate672/
Wathad672/
Wastot672/
Bataat672/
Beatat672/
Watayotha671/
Vahtat671/
Battaiote671/
Wetote671/
Vattat671/
Wadtad671/
Waithathi671/
Batait671/
Watoti671/
Wathayota671/
Watead670/

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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 Watate
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