Watermann Surname

137,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Watermann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watermann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,8941:27,8183,671
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Brazil1071:2,000,69563,541
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Austria121:709,62061,025
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

The alternate forms: Wätermann (1) are calculated separately.

Watermann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watermann is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant: Wätermann. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watermann? popularity and diffusion

Watermann is the 137,588th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,238,190 people. The last name Watermann is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Watermann reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Watermann is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,894 people, or 1 in 27,818. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 39 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Watermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Watermann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Watermann last name rose 180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watermann Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Watermann are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Watermann earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 3.39% less than the national average, earning R 229,584 per year; in United States they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $43,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $50,450 CAD per year.

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Watermann Reference & Research

Waterman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Waterman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Watermann
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