Watler Surname

209,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,968 people bear this surname

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

Watler Surname Definition:

From the French, Watelet; a personal name [Watton] A location name in Norfolk.

Watler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6771:535,39044,465
Cayman Islands5491:11613
Honduras2571:34,3051,053
Panama1371:28,5571,696
Nicaragua1091:55,2391,479
England1001:557,18134,216
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Colombia291:1,647,38211,290
Jamaica281:102,4984,206
Belize191:18,7091,725
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Wales41:773,63329,106
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Watler (113) may also be a first name.

Watler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Watelet; a personal name [Watton] A location name in Norfolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Watler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watler is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watler? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 209,874th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,703,021 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Watler live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 881,625th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 113 people.

The surname Watler is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 677 people, or 1 in 535,390. In The United States it is most common in: Florida, where 22 percent are found, New York, where 17 percent are found and Texas, where 16 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The Cayman Islands, where 28 percent are found and Honduras, where 13 percent are found.

Watler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Watler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Watler last name rose 2,604 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 270 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Watler are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Watler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 22.32% less than the national average, earning $17,634,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning $44,999 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.25% more than the national average, earning $69,182 CAD per year.

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