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 found most frequently in India. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,701,480th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Watham is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of Watham are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 661,310th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 189 people.

The surname Watham is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 21,307,372. In India it is most common in: Manipur, where 64 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent live and Delhi, where 8 percent live. Aside from India this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

Watham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Watham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Watham surname increased 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 surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political 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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