Watermeyer Surname

312,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Watermeyer Surname Definition:

“Tenant Farmer near the Water”, in Dutch and Old German. See Meyer.

Watermeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9651:56,1437,124
Germany1371:587,63147,553
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Wales121:257,87814,969
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Scotland91:594,86921,724
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Watermeyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Tenant Farmer near the Water”, in Dutch and Old German. See Meyer.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Watermeyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watermeyer is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Watermeyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 312,422nd most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,052,779 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Watermeyer reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 965 people, or 1 in 56,143. In South Africa Watermeyer is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 35 percent live, Gauteng, where 29 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent live. Apart from South Africa Watermeyer occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Watermeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Watermeyer has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watermeyer Last Name Statistics demography

Watermeyer earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 102.21% more than the national average, earning R 480,528 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Watermeyer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis