Wathen Surname
Approximately 5,846 people bear this surname
Wathen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,570 | 1:79,313 | 9,057 |
| England | 708 | 1:78,698 | 8,811 |
| Australia | 143 | 1:188,781 | 18,817 |
| Finland | 131 | 1:41,960 | 5,255 |
| Canada | 104 | 1:354,285 | 32,012 |
| South Africa | 75 | 1:722,369 | 51,132 |
| Wales | 72 | 1:42,980 | 4,139 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 324 | 1:75,233 | 8,226 |
| Wales | 68 | 1:23,065 | 1,326 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 517 | 1:97,135 | 9,878 |
The alternate forms: Wathén (67) are calculated separately.
Wathen (36) may also be a first name.
Wathen Demographics
Average Male Wathen Height
177.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wathen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wathen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wathen occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Wathén. For other potential spellings of Wathen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wathen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wathen is the 82,825th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,246,587 people. The last name Wathen is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Wathen live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wathen is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 36 people.
Wathen is most common in The United States, where it is held by 4,570 people, or 1 in 79,313. In The United States it is most common in: Kentucky, where 17 percent reside, Maryland, where 11 percent reside and Indiana, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
Wathen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wathen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wathen surname rose 884 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wathen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wathen surname are 16.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wathen earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning R 265,404 per year; in United States they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $46,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.19% more than the national average, earning $54,247 CAD per year.
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Wathen Reference & Research
Warthen/Worthen/Wath FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Warthen/Worthen/Wath FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wathen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis