Watuka Surname
Approximately 333 people bear this surname
Watuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 257 | 1:179,688 | 13,510 |
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Watuka (58) may also be a first name.
Watuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Watuka is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Watuka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 830,559th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Watuka are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 58 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 179,688. In Kenya Watuka is primarily concentrated in: Machakos County, where 55 percent live, Makueni County, where 36 percent live and Kwale County, where 4 percent live. Aside from Kenya Watuka exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watuuka | 92 | 28 | / |
| Watauka | 92 | 4 | / |
| Waituka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wathuka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Watouka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waituika | 86 | 172 | / |
| Wathukha | 86 | 24 | / |
| Waitueka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wajtuzka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Watika | 83 | 306 | / |
| Watoka | 83 | 183 | / |
| Watuke | 83 | 66 | / |
| Watuqa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Vatuka | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wetuka | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wotuka | 83 | 2 | / |
| Watuko | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waithuika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wathika | 77 | 569 | / |
| Watikha | 77 | 165 | / |
| Watikah | 77 | 122 | / |
| Watikai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wathuko | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wetukha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Vaštuka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Batukah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waitoka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watukei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watikka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vatukay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Batucka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bautuka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waitika | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vatuikay | 71 | 1,343 | / |
| Waithuki | 71 | 207 | / |
| Baytukha | 71 | 7 | / |
| Watuszko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bautukha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wojtucka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Battuuka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waithika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaituška | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vatika | 67 | 241 | / |
| Batuca | 67 | 178 | / |
| Watoko | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vatuki | 67 | 14 | / |
| Waytausky | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wetika | 67 | 8 | / |
| Watiko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Batuko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Watoke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wachtouki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wotuko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wotuke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wotoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vetuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahatouka | 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 Watuka
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