Watten Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Watten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Norway461:111,78914,873
England271:2,063,63279,942
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Watten (18) may also be a first name.

Watten Last Name Facts

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

Watten is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,035,555th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. Watten occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Watten are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Watten is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 18 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States Watten is most frequent in: California, where 34 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and Washington, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 19 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Watten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Watten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Watten surname grew 244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Watten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Watten are 16.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Watten earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.06% less than the national average, earning 248,966 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.88% more than the national average, earning R 273,000 per year and in United States they earn 2.31% less than the national average, earning $42,154 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wattien9235/
Wattaen927/
Wautten922/
Waitten921/
Watthen921/
Weatten920/
Watteen920/
Whatten920/
Waatten920/
Waten91137/
Watthaen86146/
Wattenne8616/
Whattaen861/
Wheatten860/
Batten8322,255/
Wathen835,846/
Wetten83491/
Wotten83274/
Wuaten83174/
Wattin83139/
Vatten8378/
Wattne8330/
Wateen8322/
Wattyn8319/
Watien839/
Waiten837/
Whaten834/
Wajten832/
Waeten832/
Weaten831/
Watemn831/
Wadten831/
Wattem830/
Wauten830/
Watn8042/
Wootten773,884/
Whetten77655/
Wachten77202/
Batteen7795/
Wheaten7790/
Weitten7757/
Wattijn7719/
Washten777/
Wadteng774/
Wathoen773/
Battenn773/
Whathen772/
Wuitten772/
Watenne772/
Wathaen772/
Beatten771/
Wotthen771/
Whotten771/
Wetteen771/
Whattin771/
Woutten770/
Weathen770/
Wattion770/
Wausten770/
Baten7352,342/
Watin734,091/
Watne73817/
Watem73760/
Woten73429/
Weten73115/
Wathn7359/
Vaten7328/
Battn731/
Wattinne71439/
Wadthaen7137/
Whathien711/
Wachteng711/
Whatting710/
Wootteen710/
Wooten6741,443/
Battin672,695/
Botten672,265/
Vattem671,366/
Wathne67966/
Vetten67703/
Weiten67682/
Baaten67509/
Wastyn67370/
Bateen67269/
Bauten67247/
Wathin67191/
Wettin67168/
Weyten67160/
Bayten67139/
Badten6794/
Wheten6788/
Wathén6767/
Beaten6766/
Watink6760/
Waitem6755/
Baiten6725/
Vaaten6723/
Waetin6720/
Woiten6720/
Vasten6720/
Weuten6719/
Waitin6717/
Hwatin6711/
Vhaten6710/
Wouten678/
Wautin677/
Wojten677/
Vattin675/
Wothen674/
Wodten674/
Woeten674/
Woyten674/
Weeten673/
Wautem673/
Weathn673/
Washtn672/
Whettn672/
Vatien672/
Watyna672/
Batthn671/
Votten671/
Wuoten671/
Wehten671/
Vatenn671/
Whatin671/
Vaiten671/
Wottin671/
Wettén671/
Weteen671/
Wateem671/
Vathen671/
Wahtem671/
Baïten671/
Wethen670/
Woottn670/
Whoten670/
Wuiten670/
Huaten670/
Weatin670/

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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 Watten
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