Witaro Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Witaro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1721:307,80023,568
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Witaro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Witaro is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witaro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Witaro are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 307,800. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 92 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 5 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitaro9210/
Wistaro922/
Wistarho861/
Witara83459/
Vitaro83433/
Witoro83183/
Bitaro8343/
Witero834/
Wetaro833/
Waitara772,288/
Withero7769/
Weitara7765/
Withara7720/
Waitoro7718/
Weitoro777/
Vistaro774/
Witarat771/
Waitero771/
Vitaros771/
Huitaro771/
Vitargo771/
Buitaro771/
Boitaro771/
Bitaroh771/
Bitarou771/
Westaro771/
Vittaro770/
Witharza71142/
Vistarop7140/
Vitaharo7134/
Waithero715/
Witeeroj714/
Veistaro714/
Bitaharo711/
Baitharo711/
Witheroy710/
Witherou710/
Bitara672,547/
Bitoro67680/
Vitero67361/
Wetara67268/
Vitara67102/
Witera6727/
Wetoro6722/
Vitoro679/
Waithaira674/
Witora672/
Betaro672/
Uitoro671/
Waishtara671/
Wutara671/
Wetero671/

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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 Witaro
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