Waterschoot Surname

256,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Waterschoot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waterschoot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,1291:10,1831,454
Netherlands3271:51,6438,869
France461:1,443,972140,296
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Waterschoot Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waterschoot is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Waterschoot click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waterschoot? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 256,222nd most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,735,248 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Waterschoot reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Waterschoot is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,129 people, or 1 in 10,183. In Belgium Waterschoot is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside. Barring Belgium this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 21 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Waterschoot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waterschoot has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waterschoot Last Name Statistics demography

Waterschoot earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $44,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waeterschoot9680/
Watershoot951/
Watercott80123/
Wettersoth670/
Watrasukit574/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waterschoot
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