Wathu Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Wathu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wathu (282) may also be a first name.
Wathu Demographics
Average Wathu Salary in
South Africa
R 98,892
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Wathu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wathu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wathu (Hindi: वाथू) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wathu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,085,744th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wathu reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Wathu is also the 527,582nd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 282 people.
It is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Other than Malawi this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Wathu Last Name Statistics demography
Wathu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.39% less than the national average, earning R 98,892 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watthu | 91 | 111 | / |
| Wathuu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waithu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waathu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wathut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Watheu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Watu | 89 | 3,691 | / |
| Wathaut | 83 | 27 | / |
| Wathous | 83 | 0 | / |
| Watthau | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bathu | 80 | 1,863 | / |
| Watou | 80 | 1,414 | / |
| Wattu | 80 | 507 | / |
| Vathu | 80 | 245 | / |
| Wateu | 80 | 151 | / |
| Watau | 80 | 81 | / |
| Wethu | 80 | 47 | / |
| Waitu | 80 | 43 | / |
| Weatu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Whatu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Watui | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wautu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Waatu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wahtu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Watuś | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hwatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wadtu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wathouth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watthaus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Watthous | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wattheus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waitau | 73 | 157 | / |
| Wattus | 73 | 93 | / |
| Baathu | 73 | 33 | / |
| Batheu | 73 | 26 | / |
| Baithu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Batthu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Beathu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wautau | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bauthu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bathau | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wahatu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Vaithu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wathoo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wahutu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Watuha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bathou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wattou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wadtau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Waitou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vatahu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uadthu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wateus | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vasthu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waatou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wetahu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whatus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vathui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Watteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaathu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wattau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whatou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wothus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Batu | 67 | 33,601 | / |
| Wetu | 67 | 2,570 | / |
| Vatu | 67 | 1,527 | / |
| Battheu | 67 | 91 | / |
| Waituha | 67 | 56 | / |
| Wotu | 67 | 54 | / |
| Uatu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wothuis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baithui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wétu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whattus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watteus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weathoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vathuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watusch | 67 | 0 | / |
Wathu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wathu in the Hindi language | ||
| वाथू | vathu | - |
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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 Wathu
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