Watiga Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Watiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Watiga (12) may also be a first name.
Watiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Watiga is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Watiga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Watiga is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Watiga reside; 53 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Watiga is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
The last name Watiga is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Watiga is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 56 percent reside and Hela, where 44 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 41 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wathiga | 92 | 6 | / |
| Watigai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waitiga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wathaiga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Batiga | 83 | 686 | / |
| Watega | 83 | 97 | / |
| Watigo | 83 | 34 | / |
| Watuga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wathigo | 77 | 320 | / |
| Wataigo | 77 | 206 | / |
| Waitega | 77 | 29 | / |
| Batigha | 77 | 17 | / |
| Batigai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Batuiga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wategha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watigou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waitigo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bathiga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Battiga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waitige | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watiger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wathige | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watigue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baitiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watyoga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wohtiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wetigai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watainge | 71 | 21 | / |
| Baitigai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waithigi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waitigho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waithigo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vataigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batega | 67 | 243 | / |
| Watego | 67 | 160 | / |
| Batigi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Botiga | 67 | 17 | / |
| Batige | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vatigi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Batyga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vatega | 67 | 5 | / |
| Batigo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wategi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wetuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waithiege | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Watiga
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