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

The last name Watser is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watser? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Watser is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Watser reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Watser is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 8,443,588. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Flevoland, where 50 percent live and North Holland, where 50 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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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