Watlan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Watlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Watlan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watlan is more frequently found in Nicaragua than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Watlan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watlan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Watlan live; 67 percent live in Central America and 67 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

It is most frequent in Nicaragua, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 3,010,545. In Nicaragua it is most frequent in: Managua Department, where 50 percent are found and South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Nicaragua this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Watlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Watlan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Watlan surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watland92657/
Watlian925/
Watlane922/
Wathlan921/
Waitland8634/
Waatland8619/
Wheatlan865/
Weatland864/
Wattland862/
Whatland861/
Wadtland861/
Wastland860/
Wautland860/
Waytland860/
Batlan83134/
Watlon837/
Watlam830/
D'Watland801/
Weadtland800/
Vatland77837/
Watlong775/
Baatlan771/
Whatlon770/
Wootlan770/
Watlond770/
Watillon71159/
Batillan713/
Wastlond711/
Wootland711/
Beautlan711/
Watlom67339/
Weitlandt6735/
Vatlam6733/
Botlan6732/
Bâtlan6710/
Batlon678/
Watillion673/
Weidtland673/
Vatlanova671/
Huatliang671/
Wetlon671/
Wattillon671/

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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 Watlan
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