Watte Surname

234,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Watte Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Wat, a pet form of Walter (rule, folk).

Watte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5711:374,91114,306
Senegal4051:35,998694
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
France1451:458,08865,490
Belgium991:116,12817,169
Israel981:87,32310,358
Niger311:619,09715,317
India311:24,744,045333,161
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
England101:5,571,806158,774
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watté93278/
Wätte9323/
Wattie911,087/
Wattez91978/
Waitte9192/
Wattey9121/
Watthe9121/
Watted9113/
Wattee9110/
Weatte915/
Whatte914/
Wattge911/
Watteu911/
Waatte911/
Watt8977,794/
Wate8921,601/
Watthey8387/
Watthez8335/
Wheatte8320/
Whaitte8317/
Watthee8314/
Whatthe833/
Whattey832/
Whatter831/
Watthée831/
Watteiz831/
Waaitte831/
Waitthe831/
Wayette830/
Weattey830/
Witte8053,620/
Waite8052,355/
Batte809,431/
Vatte802,213/
Watti801,577/
Watta801,319/
Watty801,206/
Waitt801,088/
Wayte80917/
Watie80831/
Wette80820/
Wateh80755/
Wathe80520/
Waete80321/
Weate80320/
Watee80281/
Wotte80263/
Watje80222/
Watei80204/
Wateu80151/
Waate80149/
Whatt80121/
Whate80110/
Wated80104/
Watea8084/
Wadte8042/
Wattø8041/
Waute8041/
Waytt8030/
Watth8012/
Watey808/
Watge806/
Hwatt805/
Wahte802/
Wgatt802/
Weatt801/
Hwate801/
Wattd801/
Wattt801/
Wuate801/
Waatt801/
Wastt800/
Watteová773/
Wheattey772/
Whatthey771/
Wheatter771/
Wachtter770/
Wat7512,425/
Vatter733,540/
Waithe732,622/
Wathie732,072/
Battey731,630/
Wettey73773/
Battee73566/
Wathey73471/
Whaite73394/
Wheate73249/
Waeteh73176/
Wittey73171/
Woitte73168/
Vattes73146/
Whitte73143/
Wahute73129/
Beatte73128/
Waatti73106/
Whatts73105/
Vhatte7386/
Wattay7383/
Wottge7380/
Wathes7370/
Waitey7369/
Waitea7367/
Waetge7360/
Wheatt7353/
Waitts7349/
Bautte7346/
Wasteh7346/
Wattai7345/
Watthy7344/
Waythe7341/
Wattha7341/
Wottey7335/
Wittee7334/
Wetteh7334/
Wahatt7330/
Wettee7328/
Wahate7328/
Battei7322/
Whatty7321/
Batthe7320/
Wautie7320/
Watthé7317/
Watthi7316/
Wautei7316/
Waitee7315/
Wawete7315/
Vatthe7312/
Wate'e7312/
Waitit739/
Watths738/
Wayite738/
Waetee738/
Wettie737/
Wattih737/
Hwater736/
Wattts736/
Weatee736/
Wayate735/
Waitei735/
Whotte734/
Weathe734/
Vattey734/
Wachte734/
Weatts734/
Wottie734/
Bahtte734/
Wathea734/
Whatey733/
Waateh733/
Wathei733/
Vattee732/
Waitti732/
Wetthe732/
Wittée732/
Whayte732/
Wuette732/
Wathet732/
Wastts732/
Battea732/
Wattaj732/
Whaytt732/
Wateer732/
Whatie732/
Wootte732/
Wathee732/
Weateh732/
Waitez731/
Hwatts731/
Bathte731/
Waytts731/
Weastt731/
Wastep731/
Watesh731/
Watess731/
Wattss731/
Wettea731/
Uattie731/
Vahtte731/
Vatteh731/
Vattei731/
Vattep731/
Waetty731/
Weitte731/
Baitte731/
Waitty731/
Watheu731/
Waytea731/
Weatie731/
Whatee731/
Waetie731/
Waittz731/
Vaette731/
Wattii731/
Wauete731/
Wayete731/
Wateeh731/
Waatee731/
Wajter731/
Waitta731/
Baatte731/
Wattsz731/
Watedd731/
Wauthe731/
Whatti731/
Woyate731/
Wazter731/
Wayhte731/
Waytee731/
Wattaa731/
Wahste731/
Waetea731/
Waatts730/
Wateas730/
Wwaite730/
Wiyate730/
Weatey730/
Watead730/
Weates730/
Whette730/
Weytte730/
Wati67585,417/
Bate6732,464/
Batt6720,567/
Wait679,216/
Wata677,730/
Uate677,485/
Waty677,165/
Wete675,922/
Vate672,601/
Wadt671,743/
Wayt671,201/
Wath67992/
Hwat67855/
Wite67732/
Whaites67417/
Wote67415/
Vatt67291/
What67274/
Whittey67264/
Wott67240/
Ouhatte67204/
Bayette67172/
Waggitt67157/
Waat6772/
Beyatte6760/
Beattey6758/
Wuat6758/
Waut6750/
Hwaiter6748/
Weat6746/
Waasted6742/
Baththe6740/
Waithet6738/
Vaththe6733/
Wajt6731/
Vayette6729/
Buiatte6727/
Beautte6724/
Vwat6721/
Wattaya6715/
D'Water6710/
Bayotte6710/
Wiyatie679/
Waht679/
Baiette675/
Woitter675/
Watetch674/
Vhatthe674/
Vatteth674/
Weateeh674/
Waithed674/
Waithes673/
Weathes673/
Watd673/
Boiatte673/
Weyatta672/
Whathey672/
Washter672/
Wheatie672/
Wayotti672/
Wheatey671/
Buyatte671/
Boyatte671/
Beattei671/
Wachtes671/
Waistes671/
Waitett671/
Weatehr671/
Watthai671/
Wattová671/
Whathie671/
Wheatts671/
Uatt671/
Beatteh671/
Waiatee671/
Wahytee671/
Watj671/
Hwaiteh671/
Watî671/
Wasstee671/
Wastett671/
Wathead671/
Waschte671/
Veattie671/
Waathit671/
Woëtter671/
Wète671/
Woittez671/
Bahttee671/
Bayitte671/
Hweateh671/
Whaitts671/
Weittey671/
Waththa671/
Whaiter671/
Whather671/
Whattha671/
Wajutei671/
Wheates670/
Whittee670/
Woottey670/
Beattee670/
Weateas670/
Wootter670/
Baittey670/
Wattich670/
Vatterr670/
Wastead670/
Wottets670/
Whittea670/
Whettey670/
Huattey670/
Weyette670/
Beattea670/
Waitees670/
Wattowa670/
Wachtet670/
Washtet670/
Bauttey670/
Vayotte670/
Weathey670/
Wotther670/
Wachtee670/
Wattiss670/

Watte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Watte in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﺕwat83.33
ﻭﺍﺗﻪwath16.67
Watte in the Marathi language
वटटेvatate75
वाटेvate25

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