Watermeier Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Watermeier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watermeier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2051:392,71036,539
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
England51:11,143,612252,590
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Watermeier Last Name Facts

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

Watermeier is found most in Germany. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watermeier? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 809,613th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. Watermeier is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Watermeier are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 392,710. In Germany Watermeier is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent live, Bavaria, where 8 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Watermeier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Watermeier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Watermeier surname grew 2,640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Watermeier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Watermeier last name are 40.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

Watermeier earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $44,387 USD 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 Watermeier
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