Watteau Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Watteau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watteau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5011:132,58020,271
Belgium1761:65,32210,474
United States421:8,629,975373,648
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Watteau (16) may also be a first name.

Watteau Last Name Facts

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

Watteau (Arabic: واتو) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watteau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 452,985th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. The last name Watteau occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Watteau live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

The last name is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 501 people, or 1 in 132,580. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 70 percent live, Île-de-France, where 11 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 4 percent live. Beside France this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Watteau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Watteau has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Watteau last name increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watteau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Watteau surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Watteau earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.26% more than the national average, earning $48,437 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watteaux93127/
Wateau92204/
Watteu921/
Batteau86550/
Wateaux8659/
Wasteau863/
Vatteau863/
Waateau861/
Watthau860/
Watta831,319/
Wateu83151/
Whattaud801/
Wattauch801/
Watthaus800/
Wattah77212/
Wattha7741/
Wattad7737/
Wattou775/
Wadtau775/
Weteau772/
Wattat772/
Wattaa771/
Vattau771/
Watheu771/
Waitta771/
Wata737,730/
Botteau71250/
Wathaut7127/
Wattach7111/
Woyteau719/
Wattass716/
Watthap715/
Whattha711/
Baateau711/
Wattous711/
Waththa711/
Bauteau711/
Vattaut711/
Wattaht711/
Wattout711/
Batta6719,751/
Waita674,977/
Watto674,166/
Hwata672,187/
Watha671,977/
Watou671,414/
Vatta67846/
Wetta67755/
Whata67485/
Boutteau67348/
Vatau67333/
Wotta67213/
Wauta67141/
Waata67109/
Watoa6784/
Watah6775/
Wataï6760/
Waeta6722/
Wahta6716/
Boitteau6714/
Wayta6711/
Weata679/
Wuata675/
Weteu675/
Wataa673/
Wadta673/
Wuattoux672/
Woteu672/
Vwata671/
Uatau671/
Wajta671/
Wathauys670/
Watthous670/
Beauteau670/

Watteau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Watteau in the Arabic language
واتوwatw-

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Footnotes

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