Watley Surname

152,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,883 people bear this surname

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

Watley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6491:136,82914,304
England741:752,94741,527
Canada371:995,82774,831
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
United States Virgin Islands251:4,415699
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Marshall Islands71:7,4031,135
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:159,31613,825
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4691:107,07610,727

Watley (20) may also be a first name.

Watley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watley is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Watley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 152,611th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,527,765 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Watley are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Watley is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name globally It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,649 people, or 1 in 136,829. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 21 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and Alabama, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Watley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Watley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Watley last name rose 565 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Watley last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Watley surname are 7.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Watley earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 8.24% less than the national average, earning $39,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 82.21% more than the national average, earning $90,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whatley9220,012/
Wattley921,152/
Waitley92239/
Wathley9226/
Weatley9219/
Wahtley9215/
Watle9199/
Watly918/
Wheatley8639,341/
Weathley8626/
Whattley8622/
Wahatley863/
Whatleyd861/
Whatleys861/
Whatleyy860/
Whatlley860/
Batley833,615/
Wattle83171/
Wathle83153/
Wetley8390/
Watlet8379/
Wotley8359/
Watlae834/
Whatly833/
Wattly833/
Watloy833/
Wadtle831/
Wahtly831/
Waytly831/
Watled831/
Whatle831/
Vatley831/
Waitle830/
Wautly830/
Wheathley804/
Wheateley801/
Wheatleyh801/
Whheatley801/
Wheatlley801/
Wheattley800/
Wheatleyt800/
Weasthley800/
Battley771,081/
Wheatle77841/
Beatley77502/
Watelle77420/
Wastler77388/
Wautlet77163/
Wootley7754/
Baitley7753/
Waistle7742/
Wettley7724/
Whetley7713/
Wauthle7712/
Bathley7711/
Wattlet774/
Wachtle773/
Whatles773/
Whatlet773/
Whatlay773/
Wothley772/
Waitele772/
Weetley772/
Wahtler771/
Waitler771/
Weastly771/
Wathler771/
Whatliy771/
Weitley771/
Vattley771/
Weathle771/
Whotley770/
Weattly770/
Whatler770/
Bautley770/
Vathley770/
Wattlee770/
Wethley770/
Watless770/
Batle731,077/
Watla73322/
Vatle73311/
Watli73254/
Wetle73196/
Watły736/
Wetly732/
Wotle731/
Wheetley71480/
Wattelle71392/
Watellet7162/
Whattler7161/
Weastler7157/
Beathley7146/
Wheately7116/
Weathely713/
Weithley713/
Waistler712/
Wheathly712/
Wheattle712/
Beautley712/
Wadtille711/
Waytlett711/
Wateller711/
Wheatlay711/
Beattley711/
Wheatlet711/
Wachtles711/
Wheatlly710/
Whattles710/
Wheitley710/
Wastelle710/
Wasthler710/
Wheatlie710/
Battle6734,623/
Batlle677,640/
Botley67934/
Wottle67111/
Wettle6787/
Battelley6763/
Beatle6758/
Wethly6758/
Batlay6731/
Weetly6727/
Vatler6721/
Wathla6721/
Vatlet6719/
Waitla6717/
Wodtly6717/
Vetley6715/
Watlit6714/
Bathle6710/
Batlee6710/
Watlau6710/
Vattle676/
Wuatla676/
Vastle674/
Weitle673/
Wathlé673/
Wattellet673/
Battly672/
Vathle672/
Wetlei672/
Bahtly672/
Vatlle672/
Wetlhe672/
Huatly671/
Bautle671/
Baitle671/
Vatlie671/
Wautellet671/
Wettly671/
Vatliy671/
Wothly671/
Batlej671/
Batlly671/
Whetly670/
Bautly670/
Watlis670/
Wetlie670/
Votley670/
Watlia670/
Veatle670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Watley
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