Watera Surname

249,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Watera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,5081:25,8883,659
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Watera (11) may also be a first name.

Watera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watera (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺗﺮﺍ, Oriya: ୱାେତରା) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Watera.

How Common Is The Last Name Watera? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 249,873rd most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,589,135 people. Watera is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Watera are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,508 people, or 1 in 25,888. In Uganda Watera is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 32 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 16 percent reside and Bududa District, where 14 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahtera9295/
Wathera926/
Wateera926/
Wattera924/
Waterah923/
Wajtera923/
Wateras921/
Wateray921/
Waatera921/
Waithera8635,082/
Watehera8612/
Wayterra869/
Waahtera865/
Wateraid862/
Wateraus860/
Wateradt860/
Watara831,367/
Watira83523/
Watora83341/
Batera83282/
Watere83161/
Watero8371/
Wateri8331/
Watery8330/
Vatera8327/
Wetera8325/
Wotera8310/
Waterhaus808/
Weatherau801/
Weatheray801/
Wauteraas801/
Waitherah801/
Waitheraz801/
Waitherea801/
Weatherap800/
Waterhass800/
Weatherea800/
Watarai776,513/
Wattara774,047/
Waitara772,288/
Wojtera771,251/
Vahtera77917/
Waterer77487/
Wathira77441/
Waitere77258/
Bateira77196/
Watieri7779/
Hwatira7768/
Waitira7750/
Watirah7728/
Bateera7727/
Baitera7722/
Watheri7716/
Wataray7714/
Woytera7714/
Bathera7714/
Woitera7713/
Whatira7711/
Battera7710/
Watarha779/
Wathara779/
Wateres777/
Vathera776/
Wathery776/
Weterai776/
Wateero774/
Wateree773/
Baterra773/
Vatiera773/
Wateros773/
Watgeri772/
Vastera772/
Wathere772/
Weatery771/
Watehre771/
Waterop771/
Watetri771/
Watyora771/
Vhatera771/
Vattera771/
Wattira771/
Watarau771/
Watgira771/
Vaterau771/
Waitero771/
Wostera771/
Baterha771/
Watarah771/
Watarea771/
Wateret770/
Wattery770/
Weterra770/
Watorra770/
Waterey770/
Wastery770/
Wattere770/
Woteras770/
Weatheread7567/
Weaterhead750/
Weatherhay750/
Waithira7135,823/
Wetterau71937/
Vaahtera71446/
Waterous71224/
Whatuira7173/
Batereau7156/
Whatarau7140/
Weatherread7128/
Waitheri7112/
Weathery7111/
Waetarau717/
Wattarha715/
Waithero715/
Vatierra713/
Wahateri712/
Batterai711/
Waiteres711/
Weathere711/
Watahara711/
Waterhou711/
Watterod711/
Watereit711/
Vatterat711/
Waiteros711/
Wouthera711/
Bateirea711/
Weithera711/
Wauthira711/
Watteres710/
Wathered710/
Watterer710/
Waterich710/
Wheaterhead710/
Watiri673,928/
Batero671,438/
Bateri67446/
Watoro67429/
Batere67327/
Vatere67314/
Wetara67268/
Uetera67266/
Watterott67173/
Vatora6788/
Waterhout6776/
Vatara6774/
Batira6749/
Weatheroy6742/
Batery6740/
Watteroth6740/
Watterodt6737/
Vatira6729/
Botera6727/
Watire6722/
Vaterhaus6717/
Watterich6716/
Waterhous6714/
Vetera6714/
Wataro6713/
Watiro6710/
Wotere679/
Vatěra677/
Wotara677/
Weatherop677/
Weatherey676/
Wotira676/
Batéra675/
Vateri674/
Waithaira674/
Wheathery673/
Battereau673/
Wheatherhead672/
Wettereau672/
Vattierra672/
Uatara671/
Wotora671/
Weatherep671/
Weatherid671/
Weatheriy671/
Wetterrau671/
Baterá671/
Vaitierra671/
Wetero671/
Watará671/
Waterhuys671/
Vatero671/
Waithirra671/
Waithirah671/
Weatherit670/
Watherhed670/
Watteress670/

Watera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Watera in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﺗﺮﺍwatra-
Watera in the Oriya language
ୱାେତରାwaetara-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Watera
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