Watser Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Watser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Watser Last Name Facts

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

Watser is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watser? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Watser live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 8,443,588. In The Netherlands Watser is primarily found in: Flevoland, where 50 percent are found and North Holland, where 50 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands Watser is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitser923/
Wattser921/
Watscher8615/
Waatseur861/
Wattsjer861/
Watzer83183/
Wetser8379/
Watjer8330/
Batser835/
Wadser831/
Watger831/
Watcer830/
Watcher77287/
Waitzer77169/
Baitser77113/
Watzger7746/
Baytser7730/
Wastjer7716/
Vaitser7713/
Vaytser778/
Wattsjr773/
Batsher771/
Wastzer770/
Wazer73848/
Wacer731/
Wetscher71257/
Batscher7148/
Watchere711/
Wheytser711/
Wadscher711/
Wachsher711/
Battsher710/
Wazeer6743,131/
Batzer67974/
Wetzer67513/
Wacher67310/
Wajzer67255/
Waizer67153/
Wazier6758/
Wötzer6738/
Weazer6728/
Wajcer6727/
Wayzer6726/
Weitesser6718/
Wuetscher6712/
Wahdsheer6712/
Vetser6712/
Wätjer677/
Battscher677/
Botser677/
Batsir676/
Vatschger676/
Wuazer676/
Wadscheer675/
Badser675/
Weacer673/
Wotjer672/
Vatger672/
Batcer672/
Batxer672/
Wodser672/
Watzerová672/
Waycer672/
Watgir671/
Wotzer671/
Wadschier671/
Wazeir671/
Wazzer671/
Wadsre671/
Wadzer671/
Waezer671/
Wacier670/
Waucer670/
Vascer670/
Wauzer670/
Weitscher670/

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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 Watser
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