Watson-Bryan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Watson-Bryan Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Watson & Bryan.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Watson-Bryan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
England51:11,143,612252,590

Watson-Bryan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Watson-Bryan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Watson-Bryan is held by more people in Jamaica than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watson-Bryan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Watson-Bryan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Watson-Bryan are found; 58 percent are found in Caribbean and 58 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

The last name is most numerous in Jamaica, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 409,992. In Jamaica Watson-Bryan is most prevalent in: Middlesex County, where 100 percent live. Other than Jamaica Watson-Bryan is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 42 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watson-Brown83139/
Watsonburn820/
Watson-Barron8010/
Watson Brown754/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Watson-Bryan
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