Watshi Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Watshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Watshi (18) may also be a first name.
Watshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Watshi is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Watshi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watshi are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Watshi is also the 2,608,198th most common first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
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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
- 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 Watshi
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