Watum Surname
Approximately 881 people bear this surname
Watum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 839 | 1:46,531 | 5,734 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Watum (430) may also be a first name.
Watum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watum occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 399,363rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,271,902 people. The last name Watum is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Watum live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 413,955th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 430 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 839 people, or 1 in 46,531. In Uganda Watum is mostly concentrated in: Gulu District, where 22 percent reside, Kiryandongo District, where 12 percent reside and Amuru District, where 12 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wathum | 91 | 4,946 | / |
| Wattum | 91 | 285 | / |
| Waitum | 91 | 7 | / |
| Waatum | 91 | 3 | / |
| Watoum | 91 | 3 | / |
| Wataum | 91 | 2 | / |
| Watume | 91 | 2 | / |
| Waitume | 83 | 6 | / |
| Waithum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wathuim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Watgoum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Watthum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Batum | 80 | 1,313 | / |
| Watun | 80 | 415 | / |
| Watom | 80 | 9 | / |
| Vatum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wotum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Batoum | 73 | 1,988 | / |
| Hvatum | 73 | 146 | / |
| Bathum | 73 | 99 | / |
| Watoun | 73 | 51 | / |
| Wathun | 73 | 22 | / |
| Battum | 73 | 12 | / |
| Huatum | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wettum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wojtum | 73 | 6 | / |
| Baitum | 73 | 5 | / |
| Vastum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wattun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wathom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bautum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwatun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Batuim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beatum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wethum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wattom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whatun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hvattum | 67 | 262 | / |
| Waatung | 67 | 45 | / |
| Bathoum | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wahatun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Battoum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vatutim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woottum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vattume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaatoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beatoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wathuhn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Washtun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahatum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waihtun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahhtun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadtoom | 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 Watum
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