Watret Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Watret Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1931:27,7402,946
England1661:335,65124,624
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland591:63,4443,911
England11:24,375,369195,128

Watret (14) may also be a first name.

Watret Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watret occurs more in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watret? popularity and diffusion

The last name Watret is the 681,965th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Watret live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles. Watret is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename internationally, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most widespread in Scotland, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 27,740. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: Dumfries and Galloway, where 51 percent reside, Glasgow City, where 17 percent reside and East Ayrshire, where 10 percent reside. Not including Scotland it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Watret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Watret has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Watret last name grew 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 16,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watret Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Watret last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Watret earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.95% less than the national average, earning $42,308 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wattret9214/
Watrit83151/
Batret83142/
Watert8315/
Wautrecht8026/
Wajtryt7723/
Watrrit774/
Wauttrecht751/
Weatherett750/
Beautret718/
Weathred710/
Weathered67309/
Wetrit6786/
Vatert6712/
Wotrit674/
Waterd672/
Batrit671/
Batred671/
Vetret671/
Battreatt671/
Weatherit670/
Weathertt670/

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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
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  • 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 Watret
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