Watkis Surname

320,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Watkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica6161:4,659625
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
England1391:400,84927,632
Canada691:533,99444,923
Panama101:391,2268,067
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Watkis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watkis is found most frequently in Jamaica. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watkis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Watkis is the 320,940th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,260,778 people. Watkis occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Watkis reside; 53 percent reside in Caribbean and 53 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

The last name Watkis is most prevalent in Jamaica, where it is borne by 616 people, or 1 in 4,659. In Jamaica Watkis is mostly found in: Middlesex County, where 78 percent live, Surrey County, where 16 percent live and Cornwall County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Jamaica Watkis is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Watkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Watkis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Watkis last name 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 last name are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.25% 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watkiss921,538/
Wattkis9218/
Wuatkis921/
Waatkis921/
Watkies921/
Whatkiss868/
Wattkies861/
Vatkis831/
Watkes830/
Watkeys77206/
Waitkys771/
Wadkiss770/
Whatkeys710/
Botkis674/
Batkys673/
Batkes673/
Watces671/
Wetkes670/
Botkiss6212/
Watches6210/
Bothkis621/
Waitches5719/
Uatequis578/
Vaitkees572/
Vatkeich571/
Voiteckis532/

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Watkis Reference & Research

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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 Watkis
  • 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