van der Wath Surname

348,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname

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

van der Wath Surname User-submission:

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

van der Wath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0201:53,1156,740
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van der Wath Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- niwde21

van der Wath Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van der Wath Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name van der Wath is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of van der Wath click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van der Wath? popularity and diffusion

The surname van der Wath is the 348,836th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,960,407 people. The surname van der Wath occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of van der Wath are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,020 people, or 1 in 53,115. In South Africa van der Wath is most common in: Gauteng, where 31 percent are found, Free State, where 14 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

van der Wath Last Name Statistics demography

van der Wath earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.98% more than the national average, earning R 408,696 per year.

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