Watato Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Watato Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 98 | 1:83,201 | 11,009 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Watato (44) may also be a first name.
Watato Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watato Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watato is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watato? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,860,621st most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Watato are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 99 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Watato is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 44 people.
It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 83,201. In Papua New Guinea Watato is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 87 percent reside, Morobe, where 8 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waitato | 92 | 1 | / |
| Watata | 83 | 1,108 | / |
| Watoto | 83 | 102 | / |
| Bataito | 77 | 14 | / |
| Batatou | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bateato | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wataata | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wataita | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wathata | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bataïto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Batatoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vataito | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wateata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watatah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watatta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wathatha | 71 | 27 | / |
| Bateatto | 71 | 2 | / |
| Battaito | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vattaito | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wastaita | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batata | 67 | 3,294 | / |
| Watota | 67 | 135 | / |
| Wotata | 67 | 33 | / |
| Vatata | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vattathod | 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 Watato
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