Wachtmeester Surname
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Wachtmeester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 282 | 1:59,884 | 10,315 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Wachtmeester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachtmeester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wachtmeester occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachtmeester? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 864,701st most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,208,745 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wachtmeester are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 282 people, or 1 in 59,884. In The Netherlands Wachtmeester is primarily found in: Drenthe, where 41 percent live, Overijssel, where 28 percent live and Groningen, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands Wachtmeester exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wachtmeister | 92 | 1,090 | / |
| Wacthtmester | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wachtmister | 87 | 2 | / |
| Wactmeister | 87 | 1 | / |
| Wachtmaister | 83 | 41 | / |
| Vachtmeister | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waschtmaister | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vahtmeister | 78 | 8 | / |
| Wachtmaiter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vakhtmeyster | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wachtmaistes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Watmetta | 60 | 7 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Wachtmeester
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