Watiri Surname

117,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Watiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,8871:11,8811,487
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Watiri (963) may also be a first name.

Watiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watiri (Marathi: वतारी, Oriya: ୱାଟିରି) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Watiri is the 117,247th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,855,282 people. The last name Watiri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watiri reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 259,932nd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 963 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,887 people, or 1 in 11,881. In Kenya Watiri is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 29 percent live, Nairobi County, where 16 percent live and Nakuru County, where 15 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Watiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watieri9279/
Wathiri922/
Waitiri921/
Wattiri921/
Whaitiri86128/
Waititri8630/
Waituiri864/
Waithiri863/
Waturi831,036/
Watira83523/
Batiri83425/
Wateri8331/
Vatiri8324/
Watire8322/
Wetiri831/
Waithitri804/
Waithisri801/
Wathirije801/
Watturi77862/
Wathira77441/
Vatieri77168/
Bathiri7792/
Batirai7782/
Hwatira7768/
Battiri7767/
Waitira7750/
Waitire7747/
Vathiri7718/
Watheri7716/
Whatira7711/
Bateiri7710/
Waituri775/
Vatgiri774/
Wathuri772/
Wataire772/
Watgeri772/
Vatirai771/
Batuiri771/
Vattiri771/
Baitiri771/
Wattyri771/
Wathire771/
Watetri771/
Bajtiri771/
Wattira771/
Wettiri771/
Watoire771/
Waithira7135,823/
Whatuira7173/
Waitheri7112/
Vattieri7111/
Batthiri713/
Wahateri712/
Uataisri711/
Wauthira711/
Waithuri711/
Baitairi711/
Bathuiri711/
Waithire711/
Waterich710/
Watera671,588/
Bateri67446/
Vaturi67220/
Watere67161/
Wature67136/
Batire6787/
Weteri6759/
Botiri6732/
Watery6730/
Vatira6729/
Watterich6716/
Wotira676/
Waithaira674/
Vateri674/
Weturi672/
Weatherid671/
Weatheriy671/
Wetire671/
Waithirra671/
Woottisri671/
Weatherit670/

Watiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Watiri in the Oriya language
ୱାଟିରିwatiri-
Watiri in the Marathi language
वतारीvatari-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Watiri
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