Wattel Surname

223,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wattel Surname User-submission:

The Wattel surname means 'baker'.

Wattel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8981:73,96710,359
Netherlands6711:25,1674,087
Belgium761:151,27221,156
United States471:7,711,892346,147
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England21:27,859,030389,889
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Wattèl (2) are calculated separately.

Wattel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wattel surname means 'baker'.

- Noah Wattel

Wattel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wattel is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Wattèl. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wattel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 223,506th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,999,751 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Wattel reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 898 people, or 1 in 73,967. In France it is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 55 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 7 percent live. Not including France this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 37 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

Wattel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wattel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wattel last name increased 247 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wattel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wattel surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wattel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.05% more than the national average, earning R 299,544 per year; in United States they earn 40.97% more than the national average, earning $60,827 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $49,101 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wattèl942/
Watteel92123/
Wattell9241/
Wattelt921/
Watel911,868/
Battel831,330/
Wettel83442/
Wathel8340/
Vattel8322/
Watell835/
Wautel834/
Waytel833/
Wadtel831/
Weatel831/
Wattil831/
Wateel831/
Waitel830/
Whatel830/
Watl808/
Battell77447/
Wettell7719/
Wattlet774/
Waitele772/
Vattell771/
Whettel771/
Bathtel771/
Wehttel771/
Washtel771/
Weatell771/
Wuettel771/
Wathell770/
Waistel770/
Batel732,739/
Vatel73901/
Waitl73102/
Watil7374/
Wettl7353/
Wetel7324/
Wotel737/
Battl736/
Wahtl730/
Waistell71340/
Weastell71173/
Washtell7155/
Whettell7153/
Beauttel711/
Wuhettel711/
Beattell710/
Wauchtel710/
Vettel67972/
Baitel67278/
Bottel67137/
Bautel67134/
Weitel67126/
Vastel67113/
Vahtel67103/
Wetell6792/
Woitel6784/
Watlet6779/
Bajtel6770/
Vathel6764/
Wotell6751/
Baytel6750/
Wasztl6735/
Böttel6730/
Vautel6730/
Batell6720/
Wostel6717/
Weetel6716/
Vatell6714/
Wojtel6713/
Bateel6712/
Wastøl6711/
Vattil6710/
Beatel674/
Whetel673/
Watisl672/
Beauttell672/
Wathil672/
Vaitel672/
Baatel671/
Battll671/
Wauthl671/
Waitil671/
Vöttel671/
Vatuel671/
Watled671/
Wethel671/
Vottel671/
Hvatel671/
Wetiel670/

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