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

Watkis is carried by more people in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 320,940^th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,260,778 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Watkis live; 53 percent live in Caribbean and 53 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname is most widespread in Jamaica, where it is borne by 616 people, or 1 in 4,659. In Jamaica it 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. Besides Jamaica Watkis is found in 15 countries. It also occurs 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Watkis last name grew 5,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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 Democrats than The US average, with 81.25% registered to vote for 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.