Wats Surname
Approximately 495 people bear this surname
Wats Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 258 | 1:2,973,122 | 89,393 |
| Belgium | 65 | 1:176,871 | 23,883 |
| United States | 61 | 1:5,941,950 | 288,805 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 530 | 1:94,752 | 9,691 |
Wats (26) may also be a first name.
Wats Demographics
Wats Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Wats Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wats Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wats (Hindi: वत्स) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wats.
How Common Is The Last Name Wats? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 620,716th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. The surname Wats occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Wats live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 26 people.
The surname Wats is most common in India, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 2,973,122. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 37 percent are found, Delhi, where 19 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 12 percent are found. Barring India Wats occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.
Wats Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wats has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wats last name decreased 88 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wats Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wats last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wats surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political 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
Wats Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wats in the Hindi language | ||
| वत्स | vatsa | 72.73 |
| वाट्स | vatsa | 27.27 |
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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
- 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 Wats
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