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Where Does The Last Name Watis Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Watis (Hindi: वातिश, Marathi: वातीस) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Watis? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 874,560^th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. Watis occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Watis are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 82 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 637,340^th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 202 people.

Watis is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 580,040. In Indonesia Watis is primarily found in: West Sumatra, where 28 percent are found, South Sumatra, where 20 percent are found and South Kalimantan, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.

Watis Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Watis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Watis last name grew 132 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Watis Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Watis last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Watis earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.85% less than the national average, earning $33,720 USD per year.