Wattenberg Surname
Approximately 1,479 people bear this surname
Wattenberg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 893 | 1:90,152 | 11,342 |
| United States | 412 | 1:879,755 | 66,617 |
| Netherlands | 65 | 1:259,803 | 32,877 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Israel | 22 | 1:388,983 | 31,283 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Wattenberg Demographics
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Wattenberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wattenberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wattenberg is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wattenberg? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 264,657th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,927,347 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Wattenberg are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 893 people, or 1 in 90,152. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 66 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Bremen, where 5 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.
Wattenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wattenberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wattenberg surname rose 1,717 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wattenberg Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wattenberg are 36.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.71% registered with the party.
The amount Wattenberg earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.05% less than the national average, earning 325,149 kr per year and in United States they earn 42.84% more than the national average, earning $61,636 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watenberg | 95 | 44 | / |
| Wattenbergh | 95 | 37 | / |
| Battenberg | 90 | 758 | / |
| Wattenburg | 90 | 58 | / |
| Wattemberg | 90 | 7 | / |
| Waetenberg | 90 | 4 | / |
| Wattenbarg | 90 | 3 | / |
| Wastenberg | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wottenberg | 90 | 0 | / |
| Wettenberg | 90 | 0 | / |
| Wachtenberg | 86 | 17 | / |
| Wuittenberg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Watemberg | 84 | 27 | / |
| Vatenberg | 84 | 4 | / |
| Watenburg | 84 | 2 | / |
| Batenberg | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bottenberg | 80 | 1,023 | / |
| Weitenberg | 80 | 441 | / |
| Wostenberg | 80 | 80 | / |
| Battenburg | 80 | 67 | / |
| Böttenberg | 80 | 33 | / |
| Vastenberg | 80 | 3 | / |
| Waitenburg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wattemburg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bautenberg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wottenburg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wettenburg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wethenberg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wastenburg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wettinberg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whatenburgh | 76 | 0 | / |
| Vaustenberg | 76 | 0 | / |
| Vastenbergh | 76 | 0 | / |
| Bottenbergh | 76 | 0 | / |
| Batenburg | 74 | 1,901 | / |
| Wotemberg | 74 | 1 | / |
| Watemburg | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wetenburg | 74 | 0 | / |
| Vastenburg | 70 | 419 | / |
| Vettenburg | 70 | 157 | / |
| Baatenburg | 70 | 79 | / |
| Bottenburg | 70 | 19 | / |
| Bodtenberg | 70 | 13 | / |
| Bottemberg | 70 | 2 | / |
| Wostemberg | 70 | 1 | / |
| Weetemberg | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wuitenburg | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vaitemberg | 70 | 1 | / |
| Batenburgh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bottinberg | 70 | 0 | / |
| Whetenburg | 70 | 0 | / |
| Weijtenburg | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vettenburgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wootenburgh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Wattenberg
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