Watte Surname
Approximately 1,720 people bear this surname
Watte Surname Definition:
(English) Descendant of Wat, a pet form of Walter (rule, folk).
Watte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 571 | 1:374,911 | 14,306 |
| Senegal | 405 | 1:35,998 | 694 |
| United States | 195 | 1:1,858,764 | 121,141 |
| France | 145 | 1:458,088 | 65,490 |
| Belgium | 99 | 1:116,128 | 17,169 |
| Israel | 98 | 1:87,323 | 10,358 |
| Niger | 31 | 1:619,097 | 15,317 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
The alternate forms: Watté (278) & Wätte (23) are calculated separately.
Watte (77) may also be a first name.
Watte Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Descendant of Wat, a pet form of Walter (rule, folk).
Watte Demographics
Watte Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Watte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Watte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Watte (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺕ, Marathi: वटटे) occurs most in Brazil. It may occur as a variant: Watté or Wätte. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watte? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 234,252nd most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,236,945 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Watte are found; 34 percent are found in South America and 33 percent are found in Luso-South America. Watte is also the 1,100,117th most widely held given name internationally, held by 77 people.
The surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 571 people, or 1 in 374,911. In Brazil Watte is primarily found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 57 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 29 percent are found and Paraná, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Watte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Watte has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Watte surname grew 310 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Watte Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Watte surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Watte surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.
The amount Watte earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.51% more than the national average, earning $47,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $55,120 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Watte Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Watte in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﺕ | wat | 83.33 |
| ﻭﺍﺗﻪ | wath | 16.67 |
| Watte in the Marathi language | ||
| वटटे | vatate | 75 |
| वाटे | vate | 25 |
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