Watau Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Watau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Watau (24) may also be a first name.
Watau Demographics
Watau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Watau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Watau is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,091,648th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Watau are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Watau is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.
The last name Watau is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 209,070. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 21 percent are found, National Capital District, where 21 percent are found and East Sepik, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.
Watau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Watau last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Watau
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