Watison Surname
Approximately 299 people bear this surname
Watison Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Watison (211) may also be a first name.
Watison Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watison Come From? nationality or country of origin
Watison is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Watison? popularity and diffusion
The last name Watison is the 895,817th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Watison reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 622,565th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 211 people.
It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Excluding Malawi Watison is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Watison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Watison has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wattison | 93 | 51 | / |
| Wastison | 93 | 6 | / |
| Wathison | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wadtisong | 88 | 1 | / |
| Watteison | 88 | 1 | / |
| Batison | 86 | 576 | / |
| Wateson | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wotison | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wadtaisong | 82 | 1 | / |
| Battison | 80 | 1,144 | / |
| Batisson | 80 | 131 | / |
| Wasteson | 80 | 48 | / |
| Batisoin | 80 | 11 | / |
| Watteson | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vatitson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wattisan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watysson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bathison | 80 | 0 | / |
| Beatison | 80 | 0 | / |
| Watthaisong | 78 | 527 | / |
| Waithaisong | 78 | 22 | / |
| Wadthaisong | 78 | 5 | / |
| Wasthaisong | 78 | 1 | / |
| Battisson | 75 | 513 | / |
| Wastesson | 75 | 153 | / |
| Vastisson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wattisang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wattesson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whaithaisong | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bateson | 71 | 6,224 | / |
| Batisan | 71 | 288 | / |
| Vaticon | 71 | 29 | / |
| Batisen | 71 | 24 | / |
| Wothaisong | 71 | 9 | / |
| Watijan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vateson | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vathaisong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vaitaisong | 71 | 3 | / |
| Batisun | 71 | 3 | / |
| Uathaisong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vatisan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watthuisen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Botison | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vadtaisong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batteson | 67 | 167 | / |
| Batisanh | 67 | 33 | / |
| Vatthaisong | 67 | 15 | / |
| Battisen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vasteson | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vaithaisong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wastezon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vadthaisong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vathisan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batisaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batheson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vatisanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boitison | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weithaisong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wottisan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojtisen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whaticen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beateson | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Watison
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