Watkeys Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Watkeys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watkeys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
England601:928,63447,428
Wales421:73,6796,340
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales241:65,3513,160
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Watkeys Last Name Facts

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

Watkeys is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watkeys? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,159,732nd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname Watkeys occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Watkeys are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Watkeys is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States Watkeys is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 31 percent reside, Michigan, where 18 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent reside and Wales, where 20 percent reside.

Watkeys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Watkeys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Watkeys last name increased 257 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watkeys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Watkeys last name are 25.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.41% being registered with the political party.

Watkeys earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.97% more than the national average, earning $51,767 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whatkeys930/
Watkey920/
Watkes920/
Waitkys861/
Watkies861/
Watkkey861/
Watkyes861/
Wattkey860/
Watkeye860/
Wakes83382/
Wakey83214/
Watke83177/
Watky830/
Wattkies801/
Wakeyo772,280/
Watkis771,164/
Wakeya77225/
Wackes77204/
Wathke77196/
Watcke7770/
Wakies7770/
Weakes7731/
Waukey7730/
Watkeu7729/
Wattke7724/
Wakeye7721/
Batkey7719/
Wadtke7715/
Watket779/
Weakey774/
Wakest773/
Batkes773/
Wakesh773/
Batkys773/
Wuatke772/
Wackey772/
Waakes771/
Waikes771/
Watces771/
Wakese771/
Waykes770/
Wetkes770/
Watkee770/
Wake7321,058/
Waky7339/
Watkiss711,538/
Watchey7128/
Wattkis7118/
Watches7110/
Wodtkey717/
Whatker712/
Bathkey711/
Waitkas711/
Waitker711/
Weakoey711/
Waidtke711/
Waceeys711/
Waatkis711/
Wakheya711/
Wakieya711/
Wakkies711/
Wuatkis711/
Wakeshe711/
Watkawe711/
Wheakey710/
Wasckey710/
Waiskey710/
Wakei672,394/
Wakie672,261/
Wadke67924/
Wakis67699/
Waike67470/
Wakeu67294/
Wotke67280/
Wakas67259/
Wakea67196/
Vatke67195/
Wakay67179/
Wauke67160/
Wacke67112/
Wokes67104/
Wakeh67104/
Weake6790/
Watka6777/
Watki6772/
Wakee6754/
Waake6735/
Waishkey6726/
Vakey6723/
Wakke6721/
Waitches6719/
Wakhe6718/
Waqes6715/
Watcheyo6714/
Wakyi6711/
Wakex679/
Whatkiss678/
Waiky678/
Wakiy677/
Uakey675/
Wayke675/
Vakes675/
Wokey673/
Weaky673/
Vaitkees672/
Waitkass671/
Wakez671/
Vatky671/
Wacky671/
Waykaesh671/
Whaky671/
Wgake671/
Whake671/
Watcheye671/
Watcheyi671/
Waschkys671/
Wakoy671/
Woidtkey671/
Watkawee671/
Wakuy671/
Whattcke670/
Washkeas670/

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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 Watkeys
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