van der Watt Surname

111,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,145 people bear this surname

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

van der Watt Surname Definition:

“Of the Sandbank” in Low German. (Wattenmeer is portion of the North Sea near the mouth of the Elbe.) Not to be confused with Van der Walt (q.v.).

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van der Watt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,9461:13,7301,736
England821:679,48938,951
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales41:773,63329,106
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

van der Watt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Of the Sandbank” in Low German. (Wattenmeer is portion of the North Sea near the mouth of the Elbe.) Not to be confused with Van der Walt (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

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

- niwde21

van der Watt Last Name Facts

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

van der Watt is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of van der Watt.

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

This last name is the 111,901st most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,758,153 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of van der Watt live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

van der Watt is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,946 people, or 1 in 13,730. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 32 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent are found. Beside South Africa van der Watt occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

van der Watt Last Name Statistics demography

van der Watt earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.18% more than the national average, earning R 423,432 per year.

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