Watridge Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Watridge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1541:351,80332,234
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Watridge Last Name Facts

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

Watridge is found most in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watridge? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 985,740th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. Watridge occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Watridge are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 351,803. In South Africa Watridge is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 44 percent reside, Limpopo, where 28 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.

Watridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Watridge has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Watridge last name contracted 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watridge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Watridge surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Watridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.98% more than the national average, earning R 406,320 per year and in United States they earn 10.37% less than the national average, earning $38,675 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Watridge
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