Wati Surname

901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wati Surname User-submission:

The Wati surname means 'woman' in Sanskrit. This surname may also have Balinese origins, as it means 'beautiful' or 'charming'. It has a feminine quality and its use is limited to women only.

Wati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia521,9041:2536
India58,6021:13,0891,079
Fiji1,0371:86295
Malaysia5401:54,6194,213
Cameroon4951:41,9585,578
Papua New Guinea3851:21,1782,253
South Africa3451:157,03717,712
Taiwan2141:109,5551,042
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
New Zealand1661:27,2794,764
Thailand1511:467,80481,807
Afghanistan1341:239,9494,164
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Singapore1281:43,0291,626
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Kenya1101:419,81722,966
Australia1031:262,09423,895
Pakistan911:1,963,12019,042
Nepal851:335,0703,683
Uganda831:470,35327,634
Canada751:491,27542,011
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
England471:1,185,49155,443
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
France41:16,605,680368,153
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
East Timor41:303,982255
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Macau11:601,6301,582
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Watî (1) are calculated separately.

Wati (134,738) may also be a first name.

Wati Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wati surname means 'woman' in Sanskrit. This surname may also have Balinese origins, as it means 'beautiful' or 'charming'. It has a feminine quality and its use is limited to women only.

- Jeffrey R. Tan

Wati Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wati (Arabic: واتي, Hindi: वती, Oriya: ୱାଟି, Tibetan: ཝ་ཏི་) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Watî. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wati? popularity and diffusion

It is the 901st most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 12,448 people. The last name Wati occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wati reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wati is also the 7,736th most common forename globally. It is borne by 134,738 people.

Wati is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 521,904 people, or 1 in 253. In Indonesia Wati is most numerous in: East Java, where 12 percent live, West Java, where 11 percent live and Lampung, where 9 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this surname is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and Fiji, where 0 percent live.

Wati Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wati surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Wati last name are 14.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wati earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.52% less than the national average, earning R 84,324 per year; in United States they earn 2.43% less than the national average, earning $42,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $49,468 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watî921/
Watai895,310/
Waiti891,837/
Watti891,577/
Watie89831/
Wathi89792/
Hwati89295/
Watei89204/
Whati89138/
Watih89114/
Waati8961/
Watij8958/
Wauti8940/
Watiy8926/
Watii8922/
Wayti8921/
Watoi8914/
Watui8914/
Wuati8913/
Wahti8912/
Wwati893/
Watgi891/
Wajti891/
Wathie802,072/
Wattie801,087/
Watisp80199/
Wahati80194/
Waitai80145/
Waatti80106/
Wuatai8046/
Wattai8045/
Wautie8020/
Watthi8016/
Wautei8016/
Whathi8016/
Wauthi8014/
Waithi8013/
Wathai8013/
Waitoi8011/
Waitit809/
Wattih807/
Hwaiti805/
Waitei805/
Wathoi804/
Whaiti803/
Watihs803/
Wathei803/
Wathhi802/
Watiss802/
Waitti802/
Wathii802/
Waitid802/
Whatie802/
Waasti802/
Wathis801/
Hwatai801/
Waddti801/
Wahtai801/
Weatie801/
Wattii801/
Wahtio801/
Wahuti801/
Hwathi801/
Wautai801/
Whatti801/
Wathio801/
Waazti801/
Wastis800/
Weasti800/
Vati75515,620/
Wate7521,601/
Wata757,730/
Waty757,165/
Woti75217/
Uati7535/
Watj751/
Waithip7339/
Waithai735/
Wauthij734/
Wheatie732/
Watteiz731/
Watthai731/
Whathie731/
Waathit731/
Waitich731/
Waitiss731/
Wadthai731/
Wattich730/
Wattiss730/
Waite6752,355/
Batti6710,099/
Baiti679,885/
Vaiti679,020/
Vathi678,540/
Vaati677,078/
Vatti675,642/
Waita674,977/
Vasti673,890/
Bauti672,975/
Bathi672,354/
Hwata672,187/
Watha671,977/
Watte671,720/
Watta671,319/
Watty671,206/
Wayte67917/
Vatai67777/
Batai67760/
Wateh67755/
Wathe67520/
Vatiy67507/
Whata67485/
Vatui67363/
Weate67320/
Watee67281/
Watté67278/
Wathy67264/
Batei67245/
Vatis67222/
Watje67222/
Bayti67219/
Wauty67203/
Wateu67151/
Waate67149/
Wotti67149/
Batih67147/
Wauta67141/
Wuoti67114/
Whate67110/
Waata67109/
Wothi67109/
Wated67104/
Watay67103/
Batoi6793/
Watoa6784/
Watea6784/
Vatie6768/
Wooti6767/
Vhati6766/
Huati6763/
Batij6749/
Vatii6749/
Waity6747/
Vauti6746/
Vadti6743/
Wadte6742/
Wosti6742/
Waute6741/
Batui6739/
Weiti6734/
Wotiz6733/
Badti6729/
Wotoi6726/
Vahti6724/
Vatih6721/
Vatit6718/
Wotei6718/
Vatio6716/
Wotie6716/
Vatei6712/
Wotyi6712/
Wayta6711/
Weata679/
Uaati679/
Watey678/
Whaty678/
Batiľ678/
Vatiz676/
Watge676/
Watys675/
Uatti675/
Vajti675/
Wuata675/
Wataj675/
Vaïti674/
Vayti674/
Woiti673/
Wadta673/
Vatyi673/
Wouti673/
Wataa673/
Wataî673/
Wahte672/
Wotai672/
Waitehai672/
Uatai672/
Hvati671/
Hwate671/
Vvati671/
Wayty671/
Wathj671/
Uasti671/
Vatid671/
Vatij671/
Uatit671/
Weyti671/
Wastj671/
Waité671/
Wuate671/
Batiĺ671/
Wajta671/
Uhati671/
Hwoti671/
Wahty670/

Wati Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wati in the Hindi language
वतीvati98.68
बतीbati0.59
देवीdevi0.22
वतिvati0.16
वातीvati0.06
मतीmati0.02
बती़bati0.02
चतीcati0.02
वताीvatai0.02
वती़़vati0.02
कलीkali0.02
वताvata0.02
वती़vati0.02
Wati in the Tibetan language
ཝ་ཏི་wati91.89
ལྦ་ཏི་bati4.05
བ་ཏི་bati2.7
ཝ་སྟི་wati0.68
ཝའི་བ་wewa0.68
Wati in the Oriya language
ୱାଟିwati81.48
ୱାତୀwati3.7
ୱାତିwati3.7
ୱାଟୀwati3.7
ୱତୀwati1.85
ବତୀbati1.85
ଓାଟୀoati1.85
ୱାଟାwata1.85
Wati in the Arabic language
واتيwaty-

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