Awater Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Awater Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Aan't water, At the water. (variant: Toe Water.)

Awater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2381:70,95512,066
Germany1731:465,34940,819
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Awater Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Aan't water, At the water. (variant: Toe Water.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Awater Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awater is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awater? popularity and diffusion

Awater is the 703,644th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. Awater is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Awater live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 70,955. In The Netherlands Awater is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 68 percent reside, North Brabant, where 9 percent reside and North Holland, where 8 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Awater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Awater has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Awater surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Awater Last Name Statistics demography

Awater earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awater
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