Watelo Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Watelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 194 | 1:201,233 | 16,122 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Watelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Watelo is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Watelo.
How Common Is The Last Name Watelo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Watelo is the 1,202,518th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watelo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Watelo is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 201,233. In Uganda Watelo is most common in: Bududa District, where 62 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 21 percent are found and Mbale District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watelot | 92 | 13 | / |
| Wateloo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Watela | 83 | 1,422 | / |
| Batelo | 83 | 220 | / |
| Watolo | 83 | 160 | / |
| Watilo | 83 | 102 | / |
| Watalo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Watylo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wetelo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waitalo | 77 | 197 | / |
| Vatelot | 77 | 139 | / |
| Baitelo | 77 | 115 | / |
| Batelio | 77 | 47 | / |
| Wattalo | 77 | 37 | / |
| Battelo | 77 | 24 | / |
| Bathelo | 77 | 16 | / |
| Batelho | 77 | 15 | / |
| Wateala | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bateloy | 77 | 5 | / |
| Batelou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wadtalo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Watalyo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wathalo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wateela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wastela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wataloo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wathela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vatelos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watalio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woetelo | 77 | 0 | / |
| Watthalo | 71 | 53 | / |
| Vathelot | 71 | 41 | / |
| Wahatalo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bathello | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weathela | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bautelou | 71 | 0 | / |
| Watila | 67 | 1,994 | / |
| Batilo | 67 | 1,484 | / |
| Watala | 67 | 841 | / |
| Batela | 67 | 804 | / |
| Watoła | 67 | 645 | / |
| Watola | 67 | 248 | / |
| Botelo | 67 | 139 | / |
| Vatela | 67 | 81 | / |
| Wetela | 67 | 42 | / |
| Vatilo | 67 | 42 | / |
| Vuathelot | 67 | 35 | / |
| Wotolo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wotela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vetelo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wetolo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Watelo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis