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

The last name Wateren occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wateren? popularity and diffusion

Wateren is the 3,730,171st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Wateren reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 767,599. In The Netherlands Wateren is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 50 percent live, North Holland, where 45 percent live and Overijssel, where 5 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wateren
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