Waterkeyn Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Waterkeyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waterkeyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1861:61,8109,947
France801:830,28498,964
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Waterkeyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waterkeyn occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waterkeyn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 844,382nd most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Waterkeyn reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 61,810. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Brussels Capital Region, where 45 percent are found, Flemish Region, where 30 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 25 percent are found. Besides Belgium this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in France, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Waterkeyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waterkeyn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waterkeyn last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waterkeyn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Waterkeyn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.73% less than the national average, earning R 145,608 per year and in United States they earn 103.15% more than the national average, earning $87,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Watrakun711,745/
Watrakon711,066/
Watrakan71499/
Widerken711/
Wette-Raken701/
Watrakhun6723/
Waitrakun674/
Watarukin674/
Waitarkan671/
Batirkan591/

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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 Waterkeyn
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