Watchurst Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Watchurst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
Watchurst Demographics
Average Watchurst Salary in
England
£28,875
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Watchurst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watchurst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watchurst occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Watchurst? popularity and diffusion
The surname Watchurst is the 2,661,929th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Watchurst live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa Watchurst is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 20 percent reside and Western Cape, where 20 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 15 percent reside.
Watchurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Watchurst has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Watchurst Last Name Statistics demography
Watchurst earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.54% less than the national average, earning R 226,860 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witchurst | 89 | 0 | / |
| Washurst | 82 | 0 | / |
| Watcharasit | 80 | 18 | / |
| Watcharosit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watcharasat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wachhorst | 78 | 53 | / |
| Bathhurst | 78 | 15 | / |
| Watcharasitt | 76 | 1 | / |
| Watcharasawat | 73 | 62 | / |
| Watcharawisit | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bochurst | 71 | 366 | / |
| Watcharasahwat | 70 | 5 | / |
| Wetchirasit | 70 | 1 | / |
| Watchirasut | 70 | 1 | / |
| Watcharahsawat | 70 | 1 | / |
| Weichorst | 67 | 0 | / |
| Watcharasawad | 64 | 1 | / |
| Wieschorst | 63 | 1 | / |
| Weichhorst | 63 | 1 | / |
| Weshorst | 59 | 1 | / |
| Basheurs | 59 | 0 | / |
| Vaizurs | 50 | 12 | / |
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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 Watchurst
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