Watum Surname

399,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Watum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8391:46,5315,734
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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 occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Watum is the 399,363rd most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,271,902 people. Watum occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Watum reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 413,955th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 430 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 839 people, or 1 in 46,531. In Uganda Watum is primarily concentrated in: Gulu District, where 22 percent are found, Kiryandongo District, where 12 percent are found and Amuru District, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wathum914,946/
Wattum91285/
Waitum917/
Waatum913/
Watoum913/
Wataum912/
Watume912/
Waitume836/
Waithum831/
Wathuim831/
Watgoum831/
Watthum831/
Batum801,313/
Watun80415/
Watom809/
Vatum802/
Wotum801/
Batoum731,988/
Hvatum73146/
Bathum7399/
Watoun7351/
Wathun7322/
Battum7312/
Huatum7311/
Wettum738/
Wojtum736/
Baitum735/
Vastum733/
Wattun732/
Wathom732/
Bautum731/
Hwatun731/
Batuim731/
Beatum731/
Wethum731/
Wattom731/
Whatun731/
Hvattum67262/
Waatung6745/
Bathoum6714/
Wahatun6710/
Battoum679/
Vatutim674/
Woottum672/
Vattume671/
Wattoun671/
Vaatoum671/
Beatoum671/
Wathuhn671/
Washtun671/
Bahatum671/
Wattung671/
Waihtun671/
Wattoom671/
Wahhtun671/
Wadtoom671/

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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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