Watiri Surname
Approximately 3,928 people bear this surname
Watiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,887 | 1:11,881 | 1,487 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Watiri (963) may also be a first name.
Watiri Demographics
Watiri Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Watiri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Watiri in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଟିରି | watiri | - |
| Watiri in the Marathi language | ||
| वतारी | vatari | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Watiri
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis