Watham Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Wales

Watham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India361:21,307,372304,812
Nepal361:791,1385,397
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England81:6,964,757184,742
Wales61:515,75523,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Watham (189) may also be a first name.

Watham Last Name Facts

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

Watham (Arabic: وثام, Hindi: वाथम) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,701,480th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Watham reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 661,310th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 189 people.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 21,307,372. In India Watham is most common in: Manipur, where 64 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent are found and Delhi, where 8 percent are found. Excluding India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.

Watham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Watham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Watham last name grew 104 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 84 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Watham last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Watham earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning $43,059 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitham92309/
Whatham92266/
Wattham92130/
Waytham921/
Wastham921/
Wathaam921/
Wathamm921/
Wautham920/
Weatham920/
Watam91338/
Hwaitham8690/
Wattaham861/
Wahatham861/
Wheatham860/
Batham838,843/
Wattam831,359/
Vatham83892/
Wathan83718/
Wetham8365/
Wotham8319/
Watame8318/
Waitam8310/
Wathom832/
Wataum832/
Weatam831/
Wataim831/
Wathome771,316/
Whetham77850/
Beatham77335/
Whattam77317/
Waathan77186/
Baitham77100/
Watthan7745/
Vastham7717/
Wettham7717/
Baatham777/
Wathane776/
Weitham775/
Vaitham775/
Bautham775/
Whathan774/
Bathamm773/
Bathham773/
Waitame772/
Wataime772/
Huatham772/
Wootham771/
Battham771/
Wahttam771/
Vaatham771/
Vathtam771/
Vattham771/
Waithan771/
Waittam771/
Weathan770/
Watan7313,818/
Vatam731,926/
Batam73368/
Wetam7319/
Uatam7313/
Watom739/
Wotam732/
Whadthan719/
Bahytham714/
Watahang712/
Beatheam711/
Baythaam711/
Wahattam711/
Wadthang711/
Wadthean711/
Wheathan710/
Wattheim710/
Weatheim710/
Bathan679,911/
Botham672,992/
Vattam672,899/
Watane67472/
Wattan67369/
Bahaitham67358/
Wathon67251/
Bahaytham67199/
Wothan67125/
Waytan67103/
Battam6791/
Vatame6788/
Wadtan6768/
Baytam6760/
Vastam6751/
Vathan6751/
Watthasin6749/
Bataim6746/
Waitan6739/
Vetham6721/
Uattam6711/
Baitam6711/
Bautam677/
Whetam676/
Vaitam675/
Wastom675/
Vaatam674/
Huatam674/
Wootam674/
Wehtam673/
Whatan673/
Watoum673/
Watome672/
Watain672/
Wettam671/
Bathom671/
Baatam671/
Votham671/
Vataam671/
Watean671/
Wattom671/
Watant671/
Bataam671/
Wataan671/
Wahtan670/
Watgan670/

Watham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Watham in the Hindi language
वाथमvathama50
बाथमbathama50
Watham in the Arabic language
وثامwtham-

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Footnotes

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