Wawata Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Wawata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wawata (10) may also be a first name.
Wawata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wawata occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wawata.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawata? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Wawata are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wawata is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name at a global level, held by 10 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 57 percent are found and Kebbi, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Wawata is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawatai | 92 | 111 | / |
| Waiwata | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wavata | 83 | 52 | / |
| Wawati | 83 | 31 | / |
| Wawota | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wawate | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wawato | 83 | 6 | / |
| Waiwattha | 80 | 158 | / |
| Waewadtha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waswato | 77 | 248 | / |
| Bawataa | 77 | 162 | / |
| Wahwati | 77 | 68 | / |
| Wawatie | 77 | 34 | / |
| Waiwato | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waiweta | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wavatha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waibata | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waswate | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wabattah | 71 | 122 | / |
| Wayhuata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Babata | 67 | 650 | / |
| Vawati | 67 | 130 | / |
| Bawate | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vavata | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bavata | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wawoti | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wauati | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weweta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bawaté | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewota | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahweatte | 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 Wawata
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