Watso Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Watso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
China71:195,331,65210,124
Liberia61:734,75629,369
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Watso (18) may also be a first name.

Watso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watso is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watso? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,133,308th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. Watso occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Watso live; 54 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 3,939,771. In The United States Watso is most frequent in: California, where 20 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found and New York, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Watso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Watso has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Watso surname rose 836 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Watso surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Watso earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $42,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.87% less than the national average, earning $32,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watsop91199/
Waitso9114/
Waetso915/
Watsou913/
Watsoa912/
Watsos912/
Watsoo912/
Watsot911/
Watsho911/
Wattso911/
Watsod911/
Watsoha834/
Waatsoo831/
Watsous830/
Watsa80371/
Batso8063/
Wetso8029/
Watco8019/
Vatso8015/
Wadso802/
Wotso802/
Watsouth771/
Batsou73192/
Vatsos73136/
Wetsho73115/
Watcho73106/
Vatsou73101/
Waitsa7396/
Wotsho7363/
Batsho7362/
Watsha7343/
Wuatsa7330/
Waatsa7325/
Batsio7321/
Watjou7317/
Watsia735/
Batsoy734/
Watseu734/
Watsah733/
Wahtxo733/
Watsap732/
Watsau731/
Batsoh731/
Wootso731/
Watcoh731/
Uatsou731/
Weitso731/
Vatsoh731/
Weadso731/
Vaatso731/
Batsoi731/
Wazo67511/
Watchou67223/
Vatsios6798/
Vaitsos6779/
Vaitsou6750/
Woutsop6734/
Waco6726/
Vaatsio677/
Watsaha671/
Batshoy671/
Watsaah671/
Bahtsou671/
Waedsoh671/
Watchop670/

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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 Watso
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