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 found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wateman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wateman is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name 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 widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 25 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 63 percent live, Oregon, where 13 percent live and Tennessee, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States Wateman occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 17 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Wateman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wateman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wateman last name decreased 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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