Watman Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Watman Surname Definition:

Wat’s or Watt’s MAN(-Servant): v. Watt.

Watman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Australia691:391,24231,907
Canada611:604,02649,778
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
England261:2,143,00282,017
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Watman (322) may also be a first name.

Watman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Wat’s or Watt’s MAN(-Servant): v. Watt.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Whatman (behold, man).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Watman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watman (Arabic: وتمان) occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Watman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 597,433rd most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 13,987,612 people. Watman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Watman live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Watman is also the 488,964th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 322 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 1,759,509. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 27 percent reside, Illinois, where 11 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States Watman occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Watman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Watman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 468 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Watman last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Watman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 814.72% more than the national average, earning R 2,173,720 per year; in United States they earn 12.82% more than the national average, earning $48,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.27% more than the national average, earning $58,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whatman921,111/
Waitman92973/
Wattman92291/
Wastman9238/
Wajtman929/
Watmain927/
Wathman926/
Watmann924/
Waetman923/
Weatman922/
Waytman921/
Wautman920/
Wheatman86593/
Waiteman86126/
Waithman8692/
Waitmann8635/
Wattmann8612/
Wautmann8610/
Wauthman864/
Waathman862/
Wastmann861/
Waittman861/
Whaitman860/
Batman835,707/
Watmon831,640/
Vatman83217/
Wotman8374/
Wetman8358/
Wachtmann80344/
Waitemann809/
Waithmann809/
Wheatmajn801/
Waitthman801/
Weetman771,510/
Weitman77985/
Whetman77207/
Battman77177/
Baitman77147/
Bathman77144/
Beatman77142/
Vaytman77142/
Wethman7797/
Baytman7752/
Vaitman7725/
Woutman7720/
Wettman7717/
Baatman7717/
Wotmang7714/
Batmann7713/
Wetmann7710/
Vattman779/
Wottman778/
Bautman773/
Vastman773/
Wootman772/
Wohtman771/
Wostman771/
Waitmam771/
Vajtman771/
Wattmon771/
Vatmane771/
Uathman771/
Wathmam771/
Wastmam771/
Whatmon770/
Waitmon770/
Whotman770/
Wedtman770/
Wuachtmann750/
Baathman71765/
Weitmann71625/
Wettmann71341/
Weithman71281/
Battmann71226/
Woetmann71107/
Bathmann7188/
Weythman7178/
Wostmann7176/
Wheetman7173/
Woistman7160/
Vaatmann7147/
Weiteman7123/
Beatmann7121/
Badtmann7121/
Vastmann7117/
Bauthman7110/
Weidtman7110/
Wochtman718/
Waithmam717/
Wheitman716/
Woitmann716/
Vattmann714/
Weiztman712/
Weihtman712/
Baitmann711/
Wothhman711/
Vaittman711/
Vaitmane711/
Wethmann711/
Wothmann710/
Woothman710/
Weistman710/
Weittman710/
Wuittman710/
Waitmein710/
Botman672,674/
Vetman67422/
Weidtmann67316/
Votman6788/
Weithmann6771/
Batmon6720/
Weittmann6716/
Wetmon6710/
Weijteman678/
Uotman674/
Vatmanova674/
Weithtman674/
Vatmon674/
Weitemann674/
Waitthmam672/
Huatteman671/
Baithmman671/
Wheithman671/
Weitmannn671/
Wetdtmann671/
Vaitemann671/
Whatmongh670/
Weistmann670/

Watman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Watman in the Arabic language
وتمانwtman-

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