Watex Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Watex Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Watex (22) may also be a first name.
Watex Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watex Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watex is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watex? popularity and diffusion
The last name Watex is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Watex reside; 93 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Watex is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: West Sepik, where 69 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 15 percent are found and Madang, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Watex occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiteix | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wates | 80 | 1,305 | / |
| Batex | 80 | 14 | / |
| Watez | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waites | 73 | 7,369 | / |
| Wattez | 73 | 978 | / |
| Watiez | 73 | 238 | / |
| Whates | 73 | 93 | / |
| Waytes | 73 | 81 | / |
| Wathes | 73 | 70 | / |
| Wattes | 73 | 48 | / |
| Waties | 73 | 14 | / |
| Watise | 73 | 11 | / |
| Waterz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bautex | 73 | 4 | / |
| Woytex | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wateus | 73 | 3 | / |
| Watese | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waitez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Watess | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wautec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Watesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weates | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bajtex | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wateas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bateax | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wattiez | 67 | 1,909 | / |
| Whaites | 67 | 417 | / |
| Watties | 67 | 121 | / |
| Watisse | 67 | 51 | / |
| Watthez | 67 | 35 | / |
| Batteix | 67 | 34 | / |
| Watetch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wateshe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wautiez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waithes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weathes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huadtex | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wachtes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watteus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watteiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waistes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watoise | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wattese | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wattise | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waitees | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weateas | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheates | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Watex
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