Watay Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Watay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 42 | 1:719,145 | 12,108 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Watay (21) may also be a first name.
Watay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Watay (Hindi: वाटया) occurs in Venezuela more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,817,111th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Watay is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Watay live; 41 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 21 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Venezuela, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 719,145. In Venezuela Watay is mostly concentrated in: Anzoátegui, where 88 percent live, Miranda, where 7 percent live and Mérida, where 2 percent live. Beside Venezuela this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Watay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Watay in the Hindi language | ||
| वाटया | vataya | 83.33 |
| वातया | vataya | 16.67 |
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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 Watay
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