Watota Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Watota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe631:245,05126,542
Zambia501:316,99817,478
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Watota Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watota is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watota? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,537,949th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Watota live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 245,051. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 84 percent live, Harare Province, where 13 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 2 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 37 percent live and Botswana, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Batota831,957/
Watuta831,488/
Watata831,108/
Wateta83130/
Watoto83102/
Watoti831/
Waitoto77465/
Wathuta77221/
Batoota77214/
Wetatta77109/
Batotay7735/
Batouta7720/
Waytoti7713/
Bathota7712/
Watutah779/
Wahtoto777/
Watouti775/
Batotta775/
Wataata775/
Wathata773/
Wathote773/
Wattati772/
Batotha772/
Waytoto771/
Battota771/
Vatotha771/
Watatah771/
Watatta771/
Batotah771/
Watheta771/
Wathatha7127/
Watataya7116/
Wathuita7114/
Battouta7111/
Wathutta711/
Waithuta711/
Wautetta710/
Weateote710/
Batata673,294/
Batoto671,915/
Batuta671,333/
Wetoto67327/
Watuti67187/
Batoty67154/
Watato6799/
Botota6793/
Vateta6739/
Wotata6733/
Vatata6728/
Batoti6727/
Watate6722/
Watati6720/
Wetata6710/
Batote676/
Watute674/
Vatote674/
Woteta672/
Vatoto672/
Vatuta672/
Wetato672/
Vaitootai672/
Wateto672/
Bathootha671/

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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 Watota
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