Watke Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Watke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
India171:45,121,493474,784
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Wätke (53) are calculated separately.

Watke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watke (Marathi: वाटके) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Wätke. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watke? popularity and diffusion

Watke is the 1,286,243rd most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Watke live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 2,970,975. In The United States Watke is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 19 percent live, Nebraska, where 14 percent live and Minnesota, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Watke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Watke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Watke last name rose 718 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Watke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Watke are 25.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Watke earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.98% more than the national average, earning $49,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% less than the national average, earning $48,960 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wätke9353/
Wathke91196/
Watcke9170/
Waetke9143/
Watkeu9129/
Wattke9124/
Wadtke9115/
Watket919/
Wuatke912/
Watkey910/
Watkee910/
Wake8921,058/
Watk896/
Watkeys83206/
Waetcke838/
Whatker832/
Waitker831/
Watkkey831/
Waidtke831/
Wattkey830/
Wakei802,394/
Wakie802,261/
Wadke80924/
Waike80470/
Wakeu80294/
Wotke80280/
Wakey80214/
Wakea80196/
Vatke80195/
Wauke80160/
Wacke80112/
Wakeh80104/
Weake8090/
Watka8077/
Watki8072/
Wakee8054/
Waake8035/
Wakke8021/
Wetke8021/
Wakhe8018/
Wötke8013/
Wayke805/
Wakez801/
Wgake801/
Whake801/
Wathk801/
Watky800/
Whatkeys770/
Whattcke770/
Wak753,221/
Wodtke731,655/
Woitke73528/
Wottke73456/
Waukei73392/
Battke73204/
Wackes73204/
Wothke7394/
Vathke7391/
Watche7378/
Wakkee7377/
Waitek7372/
Wojtke7358/
Wettke7348/
Wedtke7348/
Batcke7339/
Wackie7339/
Wahkei7336/
Woytke7331/
Waukey7330/
Wetcke7324/
Wöttke7322/
Wajske7321/
Batkey7319/
Wakkie7317/
Washke7317/
Wakhei7316/
Weitke7316/
Wootke7314/
Waykeh7313/
Waytek7312/
Waikie7312/
Watkhi739/
Waszke738/
Wakgue738/
Waaker736/
Wahkeh736/
Vatkeh736/
Waaske736/
Weakey734/
Watkha734/
Wakest733/
Batkea733/
Wwakei732/
Wwaker732/
Waiske732/
Watcki732/
Wackey732/
Whakeh732/
Wathka732/
Vaitke732/
Waikeu732/
Weutke732/
Wascke732/
Waikhe732/
Wahake732/
Woetke732/
Bahtke732/
Whaket732/
Watkai732/
Wethke731/
Beatke731/
Waakes731/
Wadkhe731/
Waetky731/
Wagker731/
Waikee731/
Waikei731/
Waikes731/
Waqker731/
Wathkt731/
Wattks731/
Waukee731/
Vadtke731/
Waiket731/
Weakeh731/
Waykie731/
Wajker731/
Weakee731/
Vaytke731/
Wackeh731/
Wakett731/
Wakheh731/
Wätcke731/
Wakeij731/
Wakeuh731/
Wadket731/
Hwaket731/
Wasked730/
Batkhe730/
Waedke730/
Waykes730/
Bautke730/
Waki6727,883/
Waka6714,465/
Wack673,976/
Woke673,412/
Vake671,663/
Watkiss671,538/
Wackett67711/
Waak67650/
Weak67442/
Wagt67266/
Wakh67237/
Waik67205/
Woidtke67185/
Waskett67107/
Woodtke6782/
Wauk6777/
Weahkee6766/
Woytcke6765/
Hwak6758/
Uake6752/
Wajk6751/
Weidtke6749/
Waicker6748/
Watc6744/
Waky6739/
Waitche6737/
Watchey6728/
Wayteck6727/
Wodtcke6722/
Wakj6722/
Wettcke6721/
Wackher6720/
Bathcke6720/
Woedtke6719/
Wattkis6718/
Hwaikeh6712/
Whacker677/
Wodtkey677/
Woydtke677/
Wotk676/
Waqe675/
Wakk675/
Wadk674/
Waśk674/
Woettke674/
Wakkkei672/
Vwak672/
Whak672/
Bathkee671/
Hbathke671/
Bathkey671/
Waikeet671/
Waitkys671/
Waydkie671/
Weakoey671/
Watchee671/
Whacket671/
Whhaker671/
Vahtker671/
Wahk671/
Hwatche671/
Waatche671/
Waatkis671/
Wakkhee671/
Wuatkis671/
Woothke671/
Wochtke671/
Waiteck671/
Waithka671/
Watkaja671/
Watq671/
Wakc671/
Wakheer671/
Wakq671/
Uatk671/
Uatkhet671/
Wheakey670/
Waucker670/
Wasckey670/
Waiskey670/
Wackker670/
Wootkie670/

Watke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Watke in the Marathi language
वाटकेvatake50
वटकेvatake50

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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 Watke
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