Waterland Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Waterland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waterland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
England1321:422,10728,563
Canada401:921,14070,350
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
France81:8,302,840321,660
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norfolk Island31:765177
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Waterland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waterland is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waterland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 592,650th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Waterland reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 1,662,656. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Dakota, where 18 percent live, Texas, where 14 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Waterland is found in 22 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Waterland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waterland has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,211 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waterland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Waterland are 4.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waterland earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning $50,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning $47,246 CAD 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
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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 Waterland
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