Wattanga Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Wattanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 55 | 1:962,575 | 44,906 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wattanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wattanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wattanga is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wattanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,506,728th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wattanga live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wattanga is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 962,575. In Tanzania Wattanga is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wattang'a | 94 | 4 | / |
| Watanga | 93 | 1,214 | / |
| Wathanga | 88 | 62 | / |
| Watangai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Watangah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Battanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waitanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wastanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Watangha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waithanga | 82 | 16 | / |
| Batanga | 80 | 2,983 | / |
| Watango | 80 | 153 | / |
| Watonga | 80 | 64 | / |
| Watangi | 80 | 50 | / |
| Vatanga | 80 | 49 | / |
| Wotanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wetanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Battangi | 75 | 80 | / |
| Bautanga | 75 | 68 | / |
| Bataanga | 75 | 55 | / |
| Batangay | 75 | 49 | / |
| Batangga | 75 | 39 | / |
| Batangai | 75 | 22 | / |
| Watainge | 75 | 21 | / |
| Baitanga | 75 | 12 | / |
| Waitangi | 75 | 8 | / |
| Watangou | 75 | 8 | / |
| Batangha | 75 | 7 | / |
| Batangah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Batannga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Batainga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baatanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vattasingha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wastangou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vattangui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waithangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vatangi | 67 | 305 | / |
| Batonga | 67 | 304 | / |
| Batango | 67 | 257 | / |
| Botanga | 67 | 163 | / |
| Batange | 67 | 121 | / |
| Batangi | 67 | 86 | / |
| Batangy | 67 | 29 | / |
| Watongo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wotango | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vatonga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vatange | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wetonga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vetanga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vatango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wotonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waithang'o | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wattanga
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