van der Watt Surname
Approximately 4,145 people bear this surname
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.).
Read More About This Surnamevan der Watt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,946 | 1:13,730 | 1,736 |
| England | 82 | 1:679,489 | 38,951 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
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.).
User-submitted Reference
Literally means 'from the watt'. Watt is a place near Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
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Average van der Watt Salary in
England
£20,333
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
van der Watt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Watt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van der Watt is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of van der Watt click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Watt? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 111,901st most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,758,153 people. This surname 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.
The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,946 people, or 1 in 13,730. In South Africa van der Watt is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 32 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Wat | 96 | 117 | / |
| van de Watt | 96 | 2 | / |
| van der Wath | 92 | 1,047 | / |
| van der Vatt | 92 | 3 | / |
| van der Wacht | 88 | 81 | / |
| van der Vat | 87 | 91 | / |
| van de Wath | 87 | 19 | / |
| van der Vate | 83 | 69 | / |
| van der Weit | 83 | 54 | / |
| van-der Wath | 83 | 1 | / |
| van der Wout | 83 | 1 | / |
| van der Weyst | 80 | 10 | / |
| van de Vate | 78 | 55 | / |
| van der Weijst | 77 | 107 | / |
| van der Woud | 75 | 117 | / |
| van de Vaate | 75 | 30 | / |
| van der Bodt | 75 | 1 | / |
| van der Boot | 75 | 1 | / |
| van der Voodt | 72 | 12 | / |
| van der Voste | 72 | 0 | / |
| von der Weid | 67 | 163 | / |
| van der-Woud | 67 | 3 | / |
| van de Wouds | 67 | 0 | / |
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