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 found most in France. It may also appear as: Wattèl. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wattel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wattel is the 223,506th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,999,751 people. The last name Wattel is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Wattel live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Wattel is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 898 people, or 1 in 73,967. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 55 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 37 percent are found and Belgium, where 4 percent are found.

Wattel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wattel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wattel last name grew 247 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wattel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wattel surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% registered with the 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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