Watkings Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Watkings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watkings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Watkings Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watkings occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watkings? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Watkings are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States Watkings is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 24 percent reside, Alabama, where 12 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Watkings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Watkings has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watkings Last Name Statistics demography

Watkings earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.85% less than the national average, earning $32,427 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whatkings940/
Wiitakangas634/
Bodkings630/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Watkings
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis