Watiu Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Watiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
Watiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watiu is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watiu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Watiu is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Watiu is mostly found in Oceania, where 41 percent of Watiu reside; 41 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 41 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea Watiu is most numerous in: Morobe, where 92 percent live, Madang, where 4 percent live and West New Britain, where 4 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea Watiu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 39 percent live and Indonesia, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastiu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wathieu | 83 | 170 | / |
| Wathius | 83 | 0 | / |
| Watyu | 80 | 233 | / |
| Batiu | 80 | 42 | / |
| Vatiu | 80 | 36 | / |
| Wattieau | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wauthieu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vatuiu | 73 | 255 | / |
| Watjus | 73 | 40 | / |
| Wateou | 73 | 18 | / |
| Watjou | 73 | 17 | / |
| Waityu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Bahtiu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Watuyu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vatius | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wotieu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Batiou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bathiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bateiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vastiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baitiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Battiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baitoiu | 67 | 92 | / |
| Watehau | 67 | 49 | / |
| Batioui | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bahtiju | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uatjiua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wattéus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wetaiyu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Batihou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojtiux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wathoyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watteeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bathiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wateous | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Watiu
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