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Where Does The Last Name Watkis Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Watkis is found most in Jamaica. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watkis? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 320,940^th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,260,778 people. The surname Watkis occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Watkis are found; 53 percent are found in Caribbean and 53 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

The last name is most commonly used in Jamaica, where it is held by 616 people, or 1 in 4,659. In Jamaica Watkis is primarily concentrated in: Middlesex County, where 78 percent are found, Surrey County, where 16 percent are found and Cornwall County, where 5 percent are found. Not including Jamaica it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Watkis Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Watkis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Watkis surname increased 5,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 278 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watkis Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Watkis surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Watkis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.98% more than the national average, earning $50,477 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $50,576 CAD per year.