Watyu Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Watyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2161:327,02956,393
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261

Watyu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Watyu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Watyu is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Watyu.

How Common Is The Last Name Watyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Watyu is the 1,067,497th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Watyu live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Tai-Asia.

The last name is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 327,029. In Thailand Watyu is most frequent in: Maha Sarakham Province, where 94 percent live, Bangkok, where 3 percent live and Roi Et Province, where 2 percent live. Not including Thailand this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watuyu918/
Wathoyu831/
Watiu8061/
Wahatuyu779/
Watahayu775/
Watjus7340/
Vantyu7325/
Wateou7318/
Watjou7317/
Bateyu739/
Batuyu731/
Wastiu731/
Wathieu67170/
Watehau6749/
Wantiou674/
Wattéus673/
Battyuy671/
Batajyu671/
Watteeu671/
Vaatyou671/
Wateyoe671/
Vatyuth671/
Wateous670/
Wathius670/

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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
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  • 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 Watyu
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