Wattenberg Surname

264,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wattenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wattenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8931:90,15211,342
United States4121:879,75566,617
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
France281:2,372,240182,981
Israel221:388,98331,283
Norway181:285,68329,080
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

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.

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