Wateren Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wateren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wateren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wateren Last Name Facts

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

Wateren is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wateren? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Wateren are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wateren is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 767,599. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 50 percent reside, North Holland, where 45 percent reside and Overijssel, where 5 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watern9241/
Weatheren880/
Bateren86207/
Wathern8698/
Wataren8612/
Wattern863/
Waterin862/
Watiren861/
Waterne861/
Weatern860/
Wauthieren821/
Waterink80191/
Wetteren8033/
Weathern8012/
Vauteren801/
Washtern801/
Wetheren800/
Wetern775/
Batern774/
Watorn771/
Wattering750/
Wethern71245/
Wettern71210/
Battern7196/
Bathern7141/
Baterin7123/
Vataren7114/
Weathering717/
Bateryn716/
Wathorn712/
Watarin712/
Weitern711/
Whatorn711/
Boteren711/
Wathirn710/
Bautern710/
Vattern710/
Wothern710/
Vauterin67140/
Baytören6765/
Bayterin6726/
Vetteren6715/
Wetterin6711/
Vathoren677/
Waithorn676/
Vatharen672/
Bahterin671/
Vasterne671/
Wathhorn671/
Wotering671/
Vatherin670/

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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 Wateren
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