Watiah Surname

342,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Watiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0671:123,94512,490
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559

Watiah (7,745) may also be a first name.

Watiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watiah is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 342,554th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,804,431 people. Watiah occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Watiah live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 72,621st most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 7,745 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,067 people, or 1 in 123,945. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 59 percent live, East Java, where 13 percent live and Central Java, where 12 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and Taiwan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wattiah926/
Watia91283/
Vatiah8367/
Watiho8313/
Watija838/
Wattia835/
Waitia832/
Watiha832/
Waatia831/
Watjia831/
Waytia831/
Wathiha7744/
Wauthia7718/
Vastiah776/
Wahatia771/
Baytiah771/
Vathiah771/
Beatiah771/
Baatiah771/
Batia733,011/
Watio73659/
Watya73129/
Wotia7375/
Vatia7348/
Wetia7322/
Baattiah71239/
Wattieau7112/
Wathuiya719/
Hwachtia719/
Wathaiya712/
Veathiah711/
Bathia671,745/
Baatia67281/
Batija67119/
Bautia6789/
Vaatia6777/
Baitia6777/
Watyai6768/
Batyah6760/
Watijo6748/
Wateha6737/
Battia6733/
Batiha6727/
Huatia6721/
Badtia6715/
Wetyah6714/
Batiho6711/
Vatija6711/
Beatia679/
Vadtia677/
Wateoa677/
Wateho675/
Vhatia674/
Wathea674/
Vastia674/
Weitia673/
Vathia672/
Waatja671/
Wadtya671/
Waitahaia671/
Watyas671/
Whatihead671/
Wetiea671/
Waytea671/
Vatyah671/
Vathaiyah671/
Watheo671/
Wathyo671/
Vatiha671/
Wahtio671/
Waatya671/
Batiaj671/
Watyap671/
Wethia671/
Wathio671/

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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 Watiah
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