Wather Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wather Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wather Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Wather (88) may also be a first name.

Wather Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wather has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wather.

How Common Is The Last Name Wather? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. Wather is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Wather reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wather is also the 1,017,994th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 88 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 50 percent reside, Tennessee, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Wather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wather has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wather surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wather Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wather surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Wather earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $45,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wathier921,408/
Weather92361/
Waither924/
Wathere922/
Watther921/
Whather921/
Watherd920/
Water9111,690/
Wauthier862,330/
Watthier86210/
Wheather8615/
Wuathier862/
Weathere861/
Whaither861/
Watier831,279/
Bather831,047/
Watter83599/
Vather83561/
Waiter83330/
Watere83161/
Wauter8365/
Wether8317/
Wathre8315/
Watert8315/
Wahter8313/
Wother838/
Weater837/
Hwater836/
Waeter834/
Whater834/
Waterz834/
Wathir833/
Wayter832/
Waterd832/
Wateer832/
Watger831/
Waater831/
Watihr831/
Wajter831/
Wazter831/
Wassæther8029/
Whatthier801/
Weathertt800/
Wattier772,193/
Wautier771,149/
Wheater77972/
Waitere77258/
Baither7780/
Hwaiter7748/
Whether7723/
Wetther7721/
Weatter7715/
Batther7712/
D'Water7710/
Vathere7710/
Weither778/
Batheer777/
Waitier775/
Vathier773/
Bauther772/
Washter772/
Bayther772/
Whatter771/
Watterd771/
Wuether771/
Weatehr771/
Watehre771/
Wathire771/
Veather771/
Weether771/
Waehter771/
Wethier771/
Bathehr771/
Beather771/
Whaiter771/
Wouther771/
Bahther771/
Waitter770/
Wattere770/
Vauther770/
Wotther770/
Wuither770/
Vater737,272/
Bater732,178/
Weter73472/
Watir73326/
Watre73163/
Woter7346/
Watyr731/
Uater731/
Vauthier714,572/
Weachter71189/
Wuattier71180/
Vuathier7127/
Woithier7112/
Wauchter7110/
Geewater716/
Waschter713/
Wheatter711/
Vaithere711/
Wauttier711/
Weythier711/
Wheaterr711/
Waithire711/
Whosther711/
Wahathir711/
Vautheir710/
Bautheer710/
Wachtter710/
Wetter676,899/
Vatter673,540/
Vahter67760/
Weiter67667/
Bayter67634/
Batter67624/
Veater67611/
Baiter67453/
Weeter67430/
Bauter67392/
Wouter67367/
Vatere67314/
Wattre67234/
Böther67195/
Beater67183/
Vauter67169/
Vatier67154/
Veauthier67132/
Vaster67120/
Wooter67100/
Bäther6795/
Wotter6780/
Bother6756/
Vayter6746/
Watire6722/
Wautre6720/
Bathir6718/
Vajter6715/
Watterová6715/
Vaiter6714/
Wattir6714/
Wohter6714/
Wehter6713/
Vatert6712/
Vaater6712/
Wotier6711/
Bateer6710/
Wotere679/
Watijr677/
Vathre677/
Woyter676/
Wojter676/
Wueter675/
Bateir675/
Weuter675/
Weterr674/
Weyter673/
Watterova673/
Vatger672/
Huater672/
Wuiter671/
Vathir671/
Badter671/
Wajtyr671/
Wedter671/
Whoter671/
Uayter671/
Vateer671/
Weteer671/
Vwatre671/
Watgir671/
Watair671/
Watuyr671/
Woiter671/
Woeter671/
Wheter670/
Wetier670/
Baater670/
Vether670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wather
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