Wath Surname

363,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Senegal

Wath Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Wath; or Dweller at the Ford [Old Norse uað] The Yorks Waths occur in Domesday- Bk. as Wat or Wate.

Wath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3671:2,090,09670,731
Senegal2941:49,590788
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Mauritania291:141,2027,956
Nicaragua231:261,7872,814
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wath (93) may also be a first name.

Wath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Wath; or Dweller at the Ford [Old Norse uað] The Yorks Waths occur in Domesday- Bk. as Wat or Wate.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wade: a ford.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Wath Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wath (Arabic: وطه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺕ) occurs most in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wath? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wath is the 363,955th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,346,316 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Wath are found; 39 percent are found in South Asia and 37 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 986,211th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 93 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 367 people, or 1 in 2,090,096. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 91 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 4 percent are found and Karnataka, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India it exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 30 percent are found and Egypt, where 12 percent are found.

Wath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wath has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 31 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wath Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wath earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning R 218,988 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.72% less than the national average, earning $15,727,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 64.31% less than the national average, earning $15,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wathe89520/
Waith89405/
Wayth8973/
Weath8914/
Watth8912/
Wauth8911/
Waath892/
Wajth891/
Wuath891/
Wat8612,425/
Waithe802,622/
Waythe8041/
Watthe8021/
Watths808/
Weathe804/
Weateh802/
Weatch801/
Whaths801/
Wauthe801/
Waasth801/
Wheath800/
Watsch800/
Wahath800/
Whatch800/
Watt7577,794/
Wate7521,601/
Wait759,216/
Vath754,129/
Wadt751,743/
Wadh751,687/
Wayt751,201/
Hwat75855/
Wahd75494/
What75274/
Woth75267/
Waat7572/
Wuat7558/
Waut7550/
Weat7546/
Wajt7531/
Vwat7521/
Waht759/
Uath755/
Watd753/
Wathowa73106/
Waahdth734/
Whatthe733/
Hwaiteh731/
Hweateh731/
Waitthe731/
Wahshth731/
Waggith730/
Waite6752,355/
Wheat6717,053/
Vaith673,054/
Wahad672,694/
Waahd671,946/
Watte671,720/
Weith671,269/
Waitt671,088/
Wayte67917/
Hwait67760/
Vathe67469/
Vauth67388/
Wothe67381/
Whait67354/
Weate67320/
Woith67268/
Wahud67261/
Waadt67258/
Huath67229/
Wagyh67218/
Wahat67210/
Hbath67153/
Waate67149/
Whatt67121/
Whate67110/
Wayts67109/
Vatch6795/
Veath6794/
Vatsh6791/
Waidh6765/
Woyth6752/
Wooth6742/
Wadte6742/
Wattø6741/
Waute6741/
Bathh6733/
Waytt6730/
Wahyd6725/
Wauts6719/
Hwatz6718/
Vaath6717/
Weyth6716/
Wastå6714/
Washt6712/
Waszt679/
Wahut678/
Wahts678/
Ba'th677/
Waytz676/
Waidt676/
Vaths675/
Hwatt675/
Wajts674/
Weats674/
Wautz674/
Hweat674/
Uhath673/
Waadh673/
Waihd673/
Vadth672/
Wahte672/
Wgatt672/
Waiht672/
Wahst672/
Wajhd672/
Weatt671/
Hwate671/
Waizt671/
Wattd671/
Wattt671/
Waudh671/
Vathh671/
Waats671/
Waust671/
Wajht671/
Hwast671/
Whaat671/
Wahtd671/
Wajst671/
Waitehed671/
Wuate671/
Bathë671/
Uathe671/
Wahjd671/
Vwadh671/
Whaht671/
Whast671/
Wahdd671/
Wahhd671/
Wahht671/
Wadch671/
Waaat671/
Waatt671/
Waatz671/
Wotht671/
Wuayt671/
Wayht670/
Wasts670/
Wastt670/
Bajth670/
Batht670/
Waudt670/
Wosth670/

Wath Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wath in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﺕwat-
Wath in the Arabic language
وطهwth-

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