Watia Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Watia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia821:1,612,795106,468
Cameroon641:324,51729,689
Kenya471:982,55134,283
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Finland201:274,83520,939
United States111:32,950,812797,015
India71:109,580,769786,157
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Watia (538) may also be a first name.

Watia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watia (Hindi: वतीा) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Watia is the 930,678th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname Watia occurs mostly in Africa, where 41 percent of Watia live; 28 percent live in Southeast Asia and 28 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 363,474th most common given name in the world, borne by 538 people.

The last name Watia is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 1,612,795. In Indonesia Watia is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 52 percent are found, South Sumatra, where 17 percent are found and Bengkulu, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 23 percent are found and Kenya, where 17 percent are found.

Watia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Watia surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Watia last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Watia earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.48% less than the national average, earning $32,588 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watiah911,071/
Watija918/
Wattia915/
Watiha912/
Waitia912/
Waytia911/
Waatia911/
Watjia911/
Wathiha8344/
Wauthia8318/
Wattiah836/
Wahatia831/
Batia803,011/
Watio80659/
Watya80129/
Wotia8075/
Vatia8048/
Wetia8022/
Wattieau7712/
Wathuiya779/
Hwachtia779/
Wathaiya772/
Bathia731,745/
Baatia73281/
Batija73119/
Bautia7389/
Vaatia7377/
Baitia7377/
Watyai7368/
Vatiah7367/
Watijo7348/
Wateha7337/
Battia7333/
Batiha7327/
Huatia7321/
Badtia7315/
Watiho7313/
Vatija7311/
Beatia739/
Vadtia737/
Wateoa737/
Vhatia734/
Vastia734/
Wathea734/
Weitia733/
Vathia732/
Vatiha731/
Watyap731/
Batiaj731/
Waatya731/
Wethia731/
Wahtio731/
Wathio731/
Waatja731/
Waytea731/
Watyas731/
Wadtya731/
Wetiea731/
Whatihead711/
Waitahaia711/
Bathija671,851/
Watehau6749/
Vattiat6734/
Vathija6731/
Wateoha6721/
Bautiaa6718/
Battija6716/
Vastias6715/
Wadthya6713/
Vaahtia676/
Vastiah676/
Beattia676/
Batthia675/
Beathia674/
Huaytia674/
Batijay673/
Batieha672/
Baithia672/
Hvastia672/
Baytiah671/
Beatiah671/
Baadtia671/
Bataiya671/
Vathiah671/
Baytiha671/
Baatiaa671/
Baatiah671/

Watia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Watia in the Hindi language
वतीाvatia-

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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
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  • 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 Watia
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