Watene Surname

271,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Watene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6881:67,1226,431
New Zealand5871:7,7141,311
Australia1141:236,80422,158
United States241:15,102,456529,929
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Watene (163) may also be a first name.

Watene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watene is most common in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Watene.

How Common Is The Last Name Watene? popularity and diffusion

The surname Watene is the 271,355th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,074,893 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 49 percent of Watene live; 49 percent live in Australasia and 49 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 717,791st most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 163 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 688 people, or 1 in 67,122. In Kenya Watene is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 29 percent live, Nakuru County, where 25 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 13 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 41 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Watene Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Watene earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watoene9226/
Wathene922/
Watener921/
Watenje921/
Wateyne920/
Watteyne86369/
Wasteney86276/
Wastenes8611/
Wathenge863/
Waitener861/
Wautener860/
Wasteine860/
Whatener860/
Wathen835,846/
Watine83970/
Watane83472/
Watgen83160/
Wotene8397/
Batene8369/
Wetene8352/
Wateni8310/
Watena835/
Watone833/
Watean831/
Wasteneys8036/
Watteijne8017/
Waetheane805/
Wahatenge805/
Wasteneis801/
Wahatenje801/
Weasteney800/
Wattegney800/
Woutene77112/
Watteny77106/
Watteyn7752/
Wattine7747/
Wattgen7744/
Waytena7734/
Wateani778/
Wathane776/
Waitena775/
Wattean775/
Watinee774/
Bateine773/
Waytine772/
Whathen772/
Wathena771/
Wattone771/
Watanne771/
Watenyi771/
Wathgen771/
Watines771/
Vastene771/
Waitane771/
Waiteni771/
Waitine771/
Bateane771/
Bateene771/
Bateneh771/
Wathone771/
Watthen771/
Watanee771/
Watiney771/
Wettene771/
Weathen770/
Wostene770/
Wattyne770/
Bathene770/
Battene770/
Wathine770/
Wouteune7114/
Wahatine7111/
Wathinee715/
Wattenij713/
Vatteune712/
Wahstein711/
Waystein711/
Wattiney711/
Vasteine711/
Wattines711/
Whathien711/
Waithena711/
Wojtener711/
Bahatene711/
Wattinet711/
Wadthean711/
Wuitenei711/
Batheney710/
Weatheny710/
Waustein710/
Whaticen710/
Vatane676,081/
Watini673,512/
Bathen67900/
Wattigney67207/
Wathin67191/
Botene67162/
Vetene67122/
Batine67121/
Votene6796/
Batean6788/
Batein6780/
Vatine6769/
Wotena6768/
Wathén6767/
Wathiseng6722/
Bautheney6715/
Wateeseng6712/
Wetone678/
Wetane676/
Wothen674/
Uatane674/
Wotone674/
Vatone672/
Vatena672/
Vahsteine672/
Watain672/
Wotane672/
Woteni672/
Waithonei671/
Wathem671/
Wetine671/
Vathen671/
Wuitteney671/
Bateny671/
Waithieni671/
Waitechem671/
Wahshteny671/

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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 Watene
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