Watetu Surname
Approximately 1,619 people bear this surname
Watetu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,615 | 1:28,594 | 3,165 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Watetu (460) may also be a first name.
Watetu Demographics
Watetu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Watetu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watetu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watetu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watetu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 245,794th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,501,264 people. Watetu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Watetu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Watetu is also the 397,789th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 460 people.
The last name Watetu is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,615 people, or 1 in 28,594. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nyeri County, where 40 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Watetu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Watetu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waithetu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wateytuh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Watitu | 83 | 115 | / |
| Batetu | 83 | 37 | / |
| Wotetu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Wetetu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waititu | 77 | 4,003 | / |
| Wathitu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wathatu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watituy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watitus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Battetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waitathu | 71 | 305 | / |
| Waithitu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Vattethu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wathuitu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batitu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wetatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waithathu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vatatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vetetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bataitu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Wetatou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vattathu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Vattothu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vaatuitui | 53 | 12 | / |
| Vathiotou | 53 | 4 | / |
| Baithaitu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Botitu | 50 | 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 Watetu
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