van der Wat Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
van der Wat Surname User-submission:
Literally means 'from the watt'. Watt is a place near Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
van der Wat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
van der Wat Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Literally means 'from the watt'. Watt is a place near Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
- niwde21van der Wat Demographics
Average van der Wat Salary in
South Africa
R 498,156
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
van der Wat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Wat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van der Wat is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of van der Wat.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Wat? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,683,218th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of van der Wat live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname van der Wat is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 552,834. In South Africa van der Wat is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 60 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 13 percent live and Free State, where 13 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
van der Wat Last Name Statistics demography
van der Wat earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 109.63% more than the national average, earning R 498,156 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Watt | 96 | 4,145 | / |
| van der Wath | 96 | 1,047 | / |
| van der Wacht | 92 | 81 | / |
| van der Waa | 91 | 138 | / |
| van der Vat | 91 | 91 | / |
| van de Wath | 91 | 19 | / |
| van de Watt | 91 | 2 | / |
| van der Wai | 91 | 1 | / |
| van der Vate | 87 | 69 | / |
| van der Weit | 87 | 54 | / |
| van der Waay | 87 | 34 | / |
| van der Vatt | 87 | 3 | / |
| van der Wout | 87 | 1 | / |
| van-der Wath | 87 | 1 | / |
| van der Va | 86 | 1 | / |
| van der Waaij | 83 | 144 | / |
| van der Weyst | 83 | 10 | / |
| van der Wey | 82 | 196 | / |
| van der Wei | 82 | 65 | / |
| van de Vate | 82 | 55 | / |
| van der Wou | 82 | 53 | / |
| von der Way | 82 | 2 | / |
| van der Weijst | 80 | 107 | / |
| van der Weij | 78 | 864 | / |
| van der Woud | 78 | 117 | / |
| van de Vaate | 78 | 30 | / |
| van der Bodt | 78 | 1 | / |
| van der Boot | 78 | 1 | / |
| van de Wey | 76 | 1 | / |
| van der Voodt | 75 | 12 | / |
| van der Weijs | 75 | 1 | / |
| van der Voste | 75 | 0 | / |
| van der Vos | 73 | 296 | / |
| van der Bei | 73 | 13 | / |
| van der Voo | 73 | 13 | / |
| van der Bey | 73 | 1 | / |
| von der Weid | 70 | 163 | / |
| van der-Woud | 70 | 3 | / |
| van de Wouds | 70 | 0 | / |
| van de Vos | 67 | 5 | / |
| von der Bey | 64 | 7 | / |
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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
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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 van der Wat
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