Wotala Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Malawi

Wotala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wotala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wotala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wotala is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wotala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wotala? popularity and diffusion

Wotala is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Wotala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wotala are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Wotala is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Luuka District, where 58 percent live, Busia District, where 8 percent live and Buyende District, where 8 percent live. Besides Uganda Wotala exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 41 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wojtala923,343/
Woitala9219/
Woetala924/
Wostala921/
Wotalla921/
Wothala921/
Wootala921/
Woitalla86390/
Wojtalla86173/
Wojtalaś868/
Woytalla864/
Wojtalas862/
Wotali834,862/
Watala83841/
Botala83441/
Wetala83127/
Votala8314/
Wotela836/
Wotola832/
Wotale832/
Wutala831/
Botalla77449/
Bottala77132/
Wojtała7788/
Wootali7742/
Boutala7727/
Wattala7726/
Wotaali7724/
Watalla7718/
Wettala7712/
Wojtela778/
Wateala778/
Bootala776/
Wataala776/
Watalia775/
Huotala774/
Bodtala773/
Waatala773/
Woytela773/
Wataila773/
Wojtalo772/
Wojtola772/
Wotalli772/
Botajla772/
Wahtala771/
Vootala771/
Wathala771/
Watalah771/
Wataula771/
Wujtala771/
Wottali771/
Wotalii771/
Woitalo771/
Boutalha71350/
Bottalla71150/
Boutalia71121/
Botahala7142/
Bouhtala7123/
Wahatala7116/
Botalaha7116/
Boottala719/
Boutalla718/
Botthala716/
Bouthala713/
Boutalaa713/
Botala'a712/
Bothalia711/
Boitalla711/
Boutalea711/
Watalhad711/
Woitalle711/
Boutalai711/
Boutalya711/
Watthala711/
Wattalas711/
Butala675,107/
Batala674,970/
Vatala672,315/
Watela671,422/
Botale67838/
Botali67267/
Watała67257/
Watola67248/
Botola67198/
Vutala67171/
Woythaler6788/
Watali6773/
Vetala6760/
Wetela6742/
Botalo6732/
Watale6731/
Wotolo6718/
Uotela6713/
Votale678/
Watalo676/
Boutahala674/
Wetola674/
Boutallaa674/
Waththala674/
Uatala673/
Wutali673/
Votela672/
Bothailla671/
Boodthala671/
Boutallia671/
Bouttalla671/
Bottallia671/
Boutaalla671/
Wotoli671/
Wataalayt671/

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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 Wotala
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