Watima Surname

291,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Watima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9911:46,5994,806
Uganda2201:177,45114,870
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Watima (527) may also be a first name.

Watima Last Name Facts

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

Watima occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Watima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 291,938th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,563,012 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Watima reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 367,549th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 527 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 991 people, or 1 in 46,599. In Kenya Watima is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 75 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 23 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Watima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Watima last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watimah92335/
Wathima9220/
Wateima9212/
Waitima925/
Watimau922/
Wahtima921/
Wattima921/
Waithima86303/
Waitimas8623/
Waetaima861/
Wattimah861/
Watema83286/
Watuma83225/
Batima83208/
Vatima8369/
Watimi8332/
Wotima837/
Watimo835/
Uatima834/
Wetima831/
Watime831/
Waithimah801/
Vatimah77173/
Beatima7745/
Weatimo7734/
Wattimo7730/
Batimai7725/
Vattima7718/
Wastimo7716/
Bateima7713/
Vastima777/
Wateyma775/
Bathima774/
Watuema774/
Battima774/
Watimot774/
Batimea772/
Wathimo772/
Wataime772/
Watiemi771/
Wastema771/
Watemas771/
Wathuma771/
Badtima771/
Watuuma771/
Weitima771/
Watemat771/
Bataima771/
Wottima771/
Vadtima771/
Wateuma771/
Waitimi771/
Wathime770/
Bataimma714/
Vathimma713/
Wathiomo712/
Wuitimea712/
Bautimea711/
Wataimei711/
Hvatimoa711/
Bathimma711/
Batema671,345/
Botima67124/
Watemi6792/
Batime6788/
Batimo6774/
Wotimi6773/
Watemo6750/
Wateme6745/
Wetuma6744/
Vatimo6744/
Wetimo6723/
Vatema6718/
Vetima6710/
Vatime678/
Wotimo676/
Batimi676/
Watumo673/
Uatema672/
Vatuma671/
Bathaimma671/
Vatimi671/
Wotema671/

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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 Watima
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