Watye Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Watye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Watye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Watye has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Watye is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Watye live; 43 percent live in Southeast Asia and 29 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Watye is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Watye is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and Singapore, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantye | 91 | 11 | / |
| Watyer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wattye | 91 | 1 | / |
| Whatyee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Watayie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wastyer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Watie | 80 | 831 | / |
| Watje | 80 | 222 | / |
| Watya | 80 | 129 | / |
| Watge | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wetye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahastye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wathie | 73 | 2,072 | / |
| Wattie | 73 | 1,087 | / |
| Watiez | 73 | 238 | / |
| Wantje | 73 | 107 | / |
| Watyai | 73 | 68 | / |
| Watjer | 73 | 30 | / |
| Vadtye | 73 | 29 | / |
| Wautie | 73 | 20 | / |
| Watehi | 73 | 14 | / |
| Wate'e | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wantie | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wateoa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Watiys | 73 | 7 | / |
| Whatie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahtee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Watyhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wadtya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wattge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wattier | 67 | 2,193 | / |
| Wattjes | 67 | 200 | / |
| Wantiep | 67 | 102 | / |
| Wanttie | 67 | 27 | / |
| Waatjes | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wantjer | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wateoha | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wastjer | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wautiez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Watyhyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watthée | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bathyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whathie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vantyhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vadthye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vataiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamtiep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wotaaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojtyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wachtie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wamtiey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Watye
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