Watima Surname
Approximately 1,310 people bear this surname
Watima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 991 | 1:46,599 | 4,806 |
| Uganda | 220 | 1:177,451 | 14,870 |
| Papua New Guinea | 71 | 1:114,841 | 15,585 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Watima (527) may also be a first name.
Watima Demographics
Watima Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Watima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watima is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Watima.
How Common Is The Last Name Watima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 291,938th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,563,012 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Watima live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 367,549th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 527 people.
It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 991 people, or 1 in 46,599. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 75 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 23 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found 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 devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watimah | 92 | 335 | / |
| Wathima | 92 | 20 | / |
| Wateima | 92 | 12 | / |
| Waitima | 92 | 5 | / |
| Watimau | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wahtima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wattima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waithima | 86 | 303 | / |
| Waitimas | 86 | 23 | / |
| Waetaima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wattimah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Watema | 83 | 286 | / |
| Watuma | 83 | 225 | / |
| Batima | 83 | 208 | / |
| Vatima | 83 | 69 | / |
| Watimi | 83 | 32 | / |
| Wotima | 83 | 7 | / |
| Watimo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Uatima | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wetima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Watime | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waithimah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vatimah | 77 | 173 | / |
| Beatima | 77 | 45 | / |
| Weatimo | 77 | 34 | / |
| Wattimo | 77 | 30 | / |
| Batimai | 77 | 25 | / |
| Vattima | 77 | 18 | / |
| Wastimo | 77 | 16 | / |
| Bateima | 77 | 13 | / |
| Vastima | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wateyma | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bathima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Watuema | 77 | 4 | / |
| Battima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Watimot | 77 | 4 | / |
| Batimea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wathimo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wataime | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watiemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wastema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watemas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wathuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Badtima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watuuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weitima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watemat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bataima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wottima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vadtima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wateuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waitimi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wathime | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bataimma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vathimma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wathiomo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wuitimea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bautimea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wataimei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hvatimoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bathimma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batema | 67 | 1,345 | / |
| Botima | 67 | 124 | / |
| Watemi | 67 | 92 | / |
| Batime | 67 | 88 | / |
| Batimo | 67 | 74 | / |
| Wotimi | 67 | 73 | / |
| Watemo | 67 | 50 | / |
| Wateme | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wetuma | 67 | 44 | / |
| Vatimo | 67 | 44 | / |
| Wetimo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Vatema | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vetima | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vatime | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wotimo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Batimi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Watumo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uatema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vatuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bathaimma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vatimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wotema | 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
- 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 Watima
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