Watek Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Watek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1691:417,97873,233
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
France171:3,907,219231,005
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Watek (40) may also be a first name.

Watek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watek is found most in Thailand. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Watek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 968,490th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Watek live; 82 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 40 people.

The surname Watek is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 417,978. In Thailand Watek is primarily concentrated in: Ratchaburi Province, where 64 percent are found, Nakhon Pathom Province, where 22 percent are found and Bangkok, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Thailand Watek occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Watek Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Watek earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 87.21% more than the national average, earning $80,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning $50,335 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitek9172/
Waytek9112/
Wateke917/
Wathek915/
Wateck912/
Wateek911/
Wajtek911/
Wattek910/
Hwastek8354/
Wayteck8327/
Watteck833/
Wahteke831/
Waiteck831/
Wachtek830/
Watik801,837/
Wateg8019/
Wotek805/
Vatek803/
Wetek801/
Wojtek731,114/
Woytek73548/
Woitek73263/
Batekh73186/
Waitik73127/
Battek7364/
Bateck7331/
Wattik7322/
Woteke7313/
Wahtik7311/
Watheq738/
Wastyk736/
Wathik735/
Bateik734/
Watike733/
Vatedk733/
Vastek733/
Wottek732/
Badtek732/
Wuitek732/
Baitek731/
Vateke731/
Wautec731/
Wateeq731/
Woteik731/
Bahtek731/
Wasteq731/
Weitek730/
Wattick6722/
Wathegh6719/
Hvastek6716/
Vauteck678/
Vateeke675/
Weiteck673/
Battekh672/
Wathick671/
Woijtek671/
Wojteuk671/
Woyteck671/
Wasztyk671/
Waatuik671/
Bahatek671/
Huadtek671/
Wachteg670/
Waiteix670/
Weatick670/

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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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  • 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 Watek
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