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
Average Watte Salary in
United States
$47,251 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Watté or Wätte. For other potential spellings of Watte click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Watte? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 234,252nd most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,236,945 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Watte live; 34 percent live in South America and 33 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 77 people.
It is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 571 people, or 1 in 374,911. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 57 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 29 percent reside and Paraná, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Brazil Watte exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Watte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Watte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Watte surname rose 310 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Watte Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Watte surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Watte surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for 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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