Wattam Surname

283,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wattam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wattam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8961:62,1857,320
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Australia1131:238,90022,291
Canada1031:357,72432,292
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
France121:5,535,227269,324
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2741:88,9619,277
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wattam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wattam is found most in England. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wattam? popularity and diffusion

Wattam is the 283,476th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,362,433 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Wattam are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 896 people, or 1 in 62,185. In England it is most frequent in: Lincolnshire, where 26 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 6 percent are found. Excluding England Wattam exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Wattam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wattam has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wattam last name rose 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 596 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wattam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wattam last name are 32.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wattam earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.18% more than the national average, earning R 297,480 per year; in United States they earn 19.83% more than the national average, earning $51,707 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.47% less than the national average, earning $46,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whattam92317/
Wattham92130/
Wahttam921/
Waittam921/
Watam91338/
Wahattam861/
Wattaham861/
Vattam832,899/
Wattan83369/
Watham83115/
Battam8391/
Watame8318/
Uattam8311/
Waitam8310/
Wataum832/
Wettam831/
Weatam831/
Wataim831/
Wattom831/
Waitham77309/
Whatham77266/
Whettam7791/
Watthan7745/
Wettham7717/
Wattean775/
Vatteam773/
Waitame772/
Wataime772/
Battham771/
Waytham771/
Wastham771/
Wathaam771/
Wathamm771/
Whattan771/
Vathtam771/
Vattaam771/
Vattham771/
Wgattan771/
Battaim771/
Wattoom771/
Whottam770/
Woottam770/
Wautham770/
Hvattam770/
Weatham770/
Watan7313,818/
Vatam731,926/
Batam73368/
Wetam7319/
Uatam7313/
Watom739/
Wotam732/
Hwaitham7190/
Wattasin7124/
Wattasen7124/
Waittang711/
Wahatham711/
Wheatham710/
Wattheim710/
Batham678,843/
Watton674,884/
Battan671,326/
Vatham67892/
Wathan67718/
Watane67472/
Vattan67158/
Waytan67103/
Vatame6788/
Wadtan6768/
Wetham6765/
Vettam6764/
Baytam6760/
Vastam6751/
Watthasin6749/
Bataim6746/
Waitan6739/
Bottam6732/
Battom6723/
Wotham6719/
Vottam6717/
Baitam6711/
Bautam677/
Whetam676/
Vaitam675/
Wastom675/
Vaatam674/
Huatam674/
Wootam674/
Wehtam673/
Whatan673/
Watoum673/
Watome672/
Wathom672/
Watain672/
Wottan671/
Baatam671/
Bahattaam671/
Vataam671/
Wottom671/
Watean671/
Watant671/
Bataam671/
Wataan671/
Wahtan670/
Watgan670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wattam
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