Vaters Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Vaters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada7091:51,9686,255
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Vaters Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vaters Come From? nationality or country of origin

Vaters (Russian: Ватерс) is found most frequently in Canada. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaters? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vaters is the 401,442nd most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. The surname Vaters is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Vaters reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 709 people, or 1 in 51,968. In Canada Vaters is mostly concentrated in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 37 percent are found, Ontario, where 30 percent are found and Saskatchewan, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Canada this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Vaters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vaters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vaters surname expanded 2,243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vaters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vaters last name are 4.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vaters earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.1% more than the national average, earning $50,098 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $44,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vauters92151/
Vasters92107/
Vahters921/
Vatters921/
Vautters861/
Waters83141,535/
Veters8389/
Baters8345/
Voters8316/
Faters836/
Vauthiers8015/
Watters7727,071/
Wauters7712,212/
Waiters772,297/
Vosters771,540/
Vetters771,479/
Bauters771,392/
Fathers771,293/
Batters77905/
Basters77426/
Vouters77109/
Bathers7793/
Waeters7741/
Fasters7725/
Beaters7712/
Veeters7711/
Baiters7710/
Wathers779/
Wuaters779/
Waûters775/
Wateers774/
Vehters773/
Watiers772/
Featers772/
Watersd772/
Wwaters771/
Waterse771/
Bazters771/
Vooters771/
Watears771/
Water's771/
Wayters771/
Vethers771/
Whaters770/
Veators770/
Weaters770/
Fatters770/
Wasters770/
Weathers7119,625/
Feathers713,724/
Wauthers7114/
Waithers7111/
Waitters7110/
Vätterås714/
Basterås713/
Weahters713/
Waethers712/
Weatehrs712/
Wattters711/
Vastairs711/
Watterrs711/
Weatters711/
Vettters711/
Wautters711/
Veisters711/
Fausters711/
Bathersh711/
Basthers710/
Bauthers710/
Batherst710/
Watthers710/
Featters710/
Washters710/
Feasters710/
Whathers710/
Beasters710/
Woters6763/
Boters6749/
Wheathers6718/
Watersová679/
Uoters678/
Feters677/
Fausthers675/
Weters675/
Böters673/
Weatherss672/
Waschters671/
Featherst671/
Votars671/
Weahthers671/
Weauthers671/
Watyrs671/
Fatars671/
Faitherse670/
Watars670/
Wators670/

Vaters Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vaters in the Russian language
Ватерсvaters-

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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 Vaters
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