van der Wat Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa981:552,83443,423
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Australia61:4,499,284146,780

van der Wat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Literally means 'from the watt'. Watt is a place near Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

- niwde21

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.

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