Watawa Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Watawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands371:15,6762,975
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Watawa (14) may also be a first name.

Watawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watawa is carried by more people in The Solomon Islands than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Watawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Watawa is the 1,918,812th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Watawa live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 39 percent live in Solomonic Oceania. Watawa is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 15,676. In The Solomon Islands it is most common in: Makira Province, where 78 percent reside, Malaita Province, where 19 percent reside and Guadalcanal Province, where 3 percent reside. Excluding The Solomon Islands it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside.

Watawa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Watawa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Watawa surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wathawa928/
Waitawa926/
Wataway924/
Wastawa922/
Wataawa921/
Waitawat862/
Wattawad862/
Waitaiwa861/
Wattawat861/
Wotawa83590/
Watowa8397/
Watawi8320/
Watawo837/
Watewa835/
Vatawa834/
Uatawa834/
Watawy831/
Watawe831/
Watava830/
Wottawa77281/
Wathowa77106/
Waitaba7788/
Woutawa7724/
Batawea7721/
Vatawat7715/
Wodtawa7712/
Waitewa7712/
Watewai777/
Watowai776/
Vastawa774/
Batahwa773/
Watawer772/
Wastawy771/
Watgowa771/
Wetaway771/
Wojtawa771/
Watawee771/
Waytowa771/
Wastava771/
Watawei771/
Wattowa770/
Wottawah7111/
Watouwai7111/
Watahabe712/
Woudtawa711/
Vattawad711/
Bathaway710/
Bataba671,788/
Batava6766/
Vatava6760/
Watave6736/
Watavi6725/
Wotava6717/
Votawa6713/
Batawy678/
Wateva675/
Watavo675/
Watova673/
Watoba673/
Wetava672/
Waththawi671/
Wotawe671/
Wotawo671/
Batajwaha671/
Vetawa671/
Watthawee671/
Wattawech671/

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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
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  • 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 Watawa
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