Wattendorff Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wattendorff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wattendorff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Wattendorff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wattendorff is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wattendorff.

How Common Is The Last Name Wattendorff? popularity and diffusion

Wattendorff is the 2,909,720th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Wattendorff occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Wattendorff are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 513,307. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Fribourg, where 94 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 6 percent reside. Besides Switzerland it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 31 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 22 percent reside.

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Footnotes

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