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

The last name Watima occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 291,938th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,563,012 people. Watima occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name internationally, held by 527 people.

The last name Watima is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 991 people, or 1 in 46,599. In Kenya Watima is most common in: Bungoma County, where 75 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 23 percent live and Kakamega County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Watima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Watima surname is primarily 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
  • 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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