Waterham Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Waterham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waterham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1841:91,77815,089
India211:36,526,923420,161
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Waterham Last Name Facts

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

Waterham occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Waterham.

How Common Is The Last Name Waterham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,064,392nd most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Waterham live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 91,778. In The Netherlands Waterham is most common in: North Holland, where 21 percent are found, Gelderland, where 20 percent are found and South Holland, where 18 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Waterham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waterham has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Waterham last name contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Waterham
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