Wats Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wats Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wats Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2581:2,973,12289,393
Belgium651:176,87123,883
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
England121:4,643,172139,951
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
France21:33,211,361423,184
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5301:94,7529,691

Wats (26) may also be a first name.

Wats Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wats (Hindi: वत्स) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wats? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 620,716th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Wats are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Wats is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 26 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 2,973,122. In India Wats is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 37 percent live, Delhi, where 19 percent live and Jharkhand, where 12 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Wats Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wats has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wats surname fell 88 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wats Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wats last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wats last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wats earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 2.04% more than the national average, earning $23,165,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 37.01% less than the national average, earning $27,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watts89199,585/
Waits897,953/
Wayts89109/
Watse89104/
Waths8927/
Wauts8919/
Watsh8918/
Watss8910/
Wahts898/
Wajts894/
Weats894/
Watcs893/
Whats891/
Waats891/
Wasts890/
Watzs890/
Waites807,369/
Whatts80105/
Whaits8098/
Waytes8081/
Wheats8061/
Waitts8049/
Waitse8028/
Watths808/
Wattts806/
Weatts804/
Wastts802/
Wattse801/
Hwatts801/
Waytts801/
Wattss801/
Wuatse801/
Watshe801/
Whaths801/
Wattsz801/
Waatts800/
Weates800/
Watsch800/
Vats7520,225/
Bats754,149/
Watz751,849/
Watc7544/
Wads7530/
Wacs7516/
Wots752/
Uats751/
Whaites73417/
Watsowa736/
Waithes733/
Weathes733/
Watsche731/
Wheatts731/
Wahatse731/
Waitshe731/
Whaitts731/
Wheates730/
Batts6711,869/
Wachs674,345/
Watch673,519/
Vayts672,893/
Waitz671,852/
Batsh671,747/
Beats67968/
Weyts67782/
Wouts67357/
Weits67312/
Badts67264/
Weuts67218/
Bayts67188/
Baits67162/
Wadds67131/
Baats67123/
Vatts67118/
Vatsh6791/
Bauts6791/
Vaits6765/
Veats6750/
Wautsche6746/
Wattz6745/
Vatse6744/
Baths6735/
Hwatz6718/
Wadst6718/
Wojts6714/
Woëts6711/
Vasts679/
Wajcs678/
Vatsø677/
Waytz676/
Wotts675/
Vaths675/
Wadås675/
Wautz674/
Waics673/
Wadse673/
Woits673/
Watze673/
Woots672/
Waitc672/
Whatz672/
Wotse672/
Wattx672/
Waitx672/
Waids672/
Waithesh672/
Huats671/
Batss671/
Wahzs671/
Weads671/
Wattc671/
Wattsová671/
Wahtc671/
Uates671/
Waads671/
Wacsh671/
Wotsz671/
Vatxs671/
Waatz671/
Wauds670/
Bahts670/
Wayds670/
Wosts670/
Weatz670/
Watrz670/
Wayzs670/

Wats Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wats in the Hindi language
वत्सvatsa72.73
वाट्सvatsa27.27

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