Where Does The Last Name Wataye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wataye is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wataye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 2,689,253^rd most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Wataye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wataye are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,941,201. In Tanzania Wataye is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 50 percent reside, Mara Region, where 22 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Wataye exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 31 percent reside and Zambia, where 17 percent reside.