Waterval Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Waterval Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waterval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2541:66,48511,373
Suriname2361:2,342324
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Waterval (15) may also be a first name.

Waterval Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waterval is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waterval? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 576,965th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 13,371,644 people. The last name Waterval is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Waterval are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 15 people.

The surname Waterval is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 66,485. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Limburg, where 36 percent reside, North Holland, where 21 percent reside and Gelderland, where 10 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands Waterval occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Suriname, where 43 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Waterval Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waterval surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Waterval earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.59% more than the national average, earning $62,391 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waterval
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