Wateman Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wateman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wateman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Wateman (25) may also be a first name.

Wateman Last Name Facts

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

Wateman is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wateman.

How Common Is The Last Name Wateman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wateman is the 5,587,209th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Wateman are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wateman is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 63 percent reside, Oregon, where 13 percent reside and Tennessee, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Wateman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wateman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 74 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wateman Last Name Statistics demography

Wateman earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wateman
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