Wetar Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Wetar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wetar (27) may also be a first name.
Wetar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wetar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wetar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻃﺎﺭ, Oriya: େୱଟର) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wetar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Wetar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Wetar reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 27 people.
The surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Trarza Region, where 92 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 8 percent live. Barring Mauritania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wetar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wetar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻃﺎﺭ | wtar | - |
| Wetar in the Oriya language | ||
| େୱଟର | ewatara | - |
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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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- 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 Wetar
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