Wato Surname
Approximately 5,696 people bear this surname
Wato Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,721 | 1:26,833 | 3,001 |
| Indonesia | 887 | 1:149,097 | 14,662 |
| Pakistan | 820 | 1:217,858 | 5,167 |
| DR Congo | 705 | 1:104,794 | 11,642 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Cameroon | 366 | 1:56,746 | 7,326 |
| Papua New Guinea | 315 | 1:25,885 | 2,870 |
| Japan | 143 | 1:894,016 | 19,051 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Ivory Coast | 47 | 1:490,877 | 15,694 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Wato (2,191) may also be a first name.
Wato Demographics
Wato Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Wato Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wato Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wato is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wato click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wato? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wato is the 84,772nd most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,279,415 people. The last name Wato is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Wato are found; 30 percent are found in East Africa and 21 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Wato is also the 160,034th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 2,191 people.
Wato is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,721 people, or 1 in 26,833. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Marsabit County, where 70 percent live, Kwale County, where 16 percent live and Nairobi County, where 5 percent live. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Pakistan, where 14 percent live.
Wato Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (57%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Wato last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
Wato earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $34,031 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
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 Wato
- 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