Watesa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Watesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Watesa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watesa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Watesa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Watesa is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Watesa live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Buikwe District, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Watesa is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wathesa921/
Watessa921/
Waeteesa861/
Wateesea861/
Batesa83657/
Watasa83646/
Watisa8372/
Vatesa834/
Wetesa832/
Watese832/
Wateja831/
Wateso831/
Wateza831/
Wateca830/
Watisah77255/
Bateesa77130/
Watosha77121/
Wattisa7724/
Watisia7716/
Batessa7711/
Bateisa778/
Batesha776/
Watasha775/
Wetesha775/
Wateshe774/
Watassa771/
Wateshi771/
Watesse771/
Watesso771/
Watissa771/
Wataasa771/
Baatesa771/
Vatesha771/
Wetessa771/
Bathesa771/
Wattese770/
Wattesi770/
Waitesy770/
Watisha770/
Watisiah7116/
Battesha719/
Baateesa711/
Bateesha711/
Waitisha711/
Wateusie711/
Watashaa711/
Bathesha711/
Vateca67607/
Batisa67369/
Bateza67296/
Batese6738/
Vatasa6721/
Watise6711/
Watija678/
Wataso676/
Bateso675/
Wetasa674/
Watezo674/
Vateja674/
Watoza674/
Watezi674/
Batheesha673/
Watiza673/
Watisi673/
Wotasa672/
Uatese671/
Wheatossa671/
Uateza671/
Wettescha671/
Vatisa671/
Botesa671/
Uateca671/
Batesy670/

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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 Watesa
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