Watka Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Watka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Finland71:785,24338,644
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Watka (64) may also be a first name.

Watka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watka occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watka? popularity and diffusion

Watka is the 2,152,526th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Watka live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 64 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Watka is most frequent in: Illinois, where 30 percent live, Massachusetts, where 15 percent live and Ohio, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 12 percent live.

Watka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Watka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Watka last name increased 383 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Watka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Watka are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Watka earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.87% more than the national average, earning $59,921 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watkha914/
Watkai912/
Wathka912/
Watkad911/
Watkaat83102/
Waitkat839/
Watkaja831/
Waithka831/
Waitkas831/
Watko80279/
Wotka80215/
Vatka80205/
Watke80177/
Wetka8089/
Wadka8072/
Watki8072/
Watky800/
Waitheka774/
Waitkass771/
Wathke73196/
Watcke7370/
Wodtka7362/
Wottka7356/
Batkay7350/
Batkai7334/
Watkeu7329/
Bajtka7328/
Vaitka7327/
Wattke7324/
Wadtke7315/
Wojtka7314/
Watkhi739/
Watket739/
Waytko733/
Uateka733/
Batkea733/
Wuatke732/
Watcki732/
Wadkai732/
Wadkad731/
Vatkas731/
Wetkah731/
Waztko731/
Woetka731/
Waetca731/
Wadkay731/
Batkaj731/
Batcka731/
Watkee730/
Watkey730/
Weitka730/
Watkiss671,538/
Watkeys67206/
Vaňatka6763/
Wattkis6718/
Vaiteka679/
Vaňátka673/
Bathkha673/
Battkha673/
Bahatka672/
Vaitkas672/
Whatker672/
Waitker671/
Wottkas671/
Wuatkis671/
Waitkys671/
Watkkey671/
Vatkhah671/
Waidtke671/
Waatkis671/
Wattkey670/

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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 Watka
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