Watei Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Watei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 188 | 1:43,371 | 5,314 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Watei Demographics
Watei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Watei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watei occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,168,344th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Watei live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 43,371. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: West Sepik, where 86 percent live, Bougainville, where 13 percent live and East New Britain, where 1 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Watei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Watei last name is predominantly 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 Watei
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