Wotaka Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wotaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wotaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wotaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wotaka is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wotaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Wotaka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Wotaka live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Wotaka is most numerous in: Sironko District, where 60 percent reside, Kalangala District, where 20 percent reside and Mbale District, where 20 percent reside. Other than Uganda Wotaka exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wotakai921/
Wojtacka865/
Wataka834,945/
Wetaka834,657/
Wotoka831/
Wutaka831/
Votaka831/
Wettaka77615/
Wetaaka77132/
Boutaka7759/
Wataaka7748/
Watakau7718/
Wattaka7717/
Watakah778/
Watakai775/
Voutaka774/
Watauka774/
Bootaka774/
Bottaka773/
Wwataka773/
Botakay773/
Weetaka773/
Wathaka772/
Wataika772/
Votatka772/
Watakha772/
Wateaka771/
Wotocka771/
Wojtacki71386/
Woitaske7132/
Woitasky7127/
Wojtecka7124/
Wojtokas7114/
Boutakka7110/
Woitacki716/
Wathaika714/
Wotoszka711/
Wojtaski711/
Woitecka711/
Woytacki711/
Wetttaka711/
Wostacki711/
Weustaka711/
Whotaker711/
Boutakha711/
Boottaka711/
Woutoska710/
Watako67787/
Wataki67639/
Vataka67517/
Wateka67452/
Wojtaszko67241/
Watoka67183/
Watake67147/
Weteka6748/
Vutaka6721/
Wetako6712/
Wotoke6710/
Wottakhot674/
Wotoko673/
Uetaka673/
Wetoka672/
Votaki671/
Woytaszko671/
Votako671/
Botaky671/

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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 Wotaka
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