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
Watum is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Watum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 399,363rd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,271,902 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Watum are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 413,955th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 430 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 839 people, or 1 in 46,531. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Gulu District, where 22 percent live, Kiryandongo District, where 12 percent live and Amuru District, where 12 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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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