Wattenhofer Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Wattenhofer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 245 | 1:33,522 | 4,929 |
| United States | 84 | 1:4,314,987 | 229,510 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wattenhofer Demographics
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Wattenhofer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wattenhofer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wattenhofer is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wattenhofer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 806,178th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Wattenhofer are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Wattenhofer is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 33,522. In Switzerland Wattenhofer is primarily found in: Canton of Zürich, where 44 percent live, Canton of Schwyz, where 20 percent live and Canton of St Gallen, where 9 percent live. Beside Switzerland Wattenhofer is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Wattenhofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wattenhofer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wattenhofer surname expanded 8,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wattenhofer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wattenhofer are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.89% registered with the political party.
Wattenhofer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.71% less than the national average, earning $41,549 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wattenhoffer | 96 | 13 | / |
| Wittenhofer | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wittenhoefer | 87 | 0 | / |
| Bottenhofer | 82 | 13 | / |
| Weitenhofer | 82 | 5 | / |
| Widenhofer | 76 | 177 | / |
| Witenhafer | 76 | 21 | / |
| Wedenhofer | 76 | 0 | / |
| Wittenhaeffer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wiedenhofer | 73 | 1,129 | / |
| Weidenhofer | 73 | 96 | / |
| Widenhoefer | 73 | 39 | / |
| Wedenhoffer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weitenhöfer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Widenhoffer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waidenhoefr | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weidenhoffer | 70 | 82 | / |
| Wiedenhoefer | 70 | 54 | / |
| Wiedenhoffer | 70 | 28 | / |
| Weidenhoefer | 70 | 16 | / |
| Weistenhöfer | 70 | 13 | / |
| Widnhofer | 70 | 9 | / |
| Wetenover | 70 | 0 | / |
| Weedenhoffer | 70 | 0 | / |
| Wittenaver | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiedenhöfer | 64 | 429 | / |
| Weidenhöfer | 64 | 200 | / |
| Widdenhöfer | 64 | 32 | / |
| Wiedenhafer | 64 | 4 | / |
| Witteneaver | 64 | 1 | / |
| Weidenhyfer | 64 | 0 | / |
| Wiedenhaefer | 61 | 37 | / |
| Weidenhöffer | 61 | 15 | / |
| Wiedenhoever | 61 | 2 | / |
| Wattanaphraya | 58 | 2 | / |
| Watnaphraya | 55 | 87 | / |
| Wiedenhöver | 55 | 6 | / |
| Wattanavara | 55 | 1 | / |
| Watnaphiriya | 52 | 37 | / |
| Wattanavaree | 52 | 2 | / |
| Wideniver | 50 | 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wattenhofer
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