Wattenbach Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wattenbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wattenbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3021:266,57428,403
England321:1,741,18971,393
United States261:13,940,728505,428
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Wattenbach Last Name Facts

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

Wattenbach is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wattenbach? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 766,190th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Wattenbach are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 302 people, or 1 in 266,574. In Germany Wattenbach is most common in: Bavaria, where 41 percent are found, Thuringia, where 19 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Wattenbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wattenbach has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wattenbach surname increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wattenbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wattenbach last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Wattenbach earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.47% less than the national average, earning R 115,332 per year and in United States they earn 54.95% more than the national average, earning $66,860 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wattenbach
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