Watua Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Watua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 204 | 1:259,518 | 20,802 |
| Kenya | 57 | 1:810,174 | 31,920 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Watua (12) may also be a first name.
Watua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watua is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watua? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 970,883rd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Watua live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Watua is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name in the world, held by 12 people.
The surname Watua is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 259,518. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 73 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Watua exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wathua | 91 | 58 | / |
| Watuah | 91 | 13 | / |
| Waitua | 91 | 6 | / |
| Watuha | 91 | 6 | / |
| Waituha | 83 | 56 | / |
| Waytuah | 83 | 10 | / |
| Waatuah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weatuah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Batua | 80 | 4,035 | / |
| Watwa | 80 | 58 | / |
| Vatua | 80 | 20 | / |
| Wadua | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wetua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wahatuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wathuo | 73 | 100 | / |
| Vaetua | 73 | 25 | / |
| Bahtua | 73 | 18 | / |
| Battua | 73 | 12 | / |
| Baitua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wadhua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Badtua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hvatua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Watwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Batdua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waitwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uattua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weatuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Watway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huaatua | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wathwaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wattwea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wadouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beatuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattwad | 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 Watua
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