Wattles Surname

438,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wattles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wattles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7701:470,72640,023
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3841:130,77812,540

Wattles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wattles has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wattles? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wattles is the 438,773rd most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,331,045 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Wattles are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 770 people, or 1 in 470,726. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Wattles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wattles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wattles last name grew 201 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wattles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wattles surname are 5.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.7% registered with the political party.

Wattles earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning $50,070 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wattlies931/
Whattles930/
Watles926/
Battles869,361/
Wettles867/
Wattels863/
Whatles863/
Wattils862/
Watless860/
Vattles860/
Wottles860/
Watls831/
Wachtles801/
Whatleys801/
Battlles801/
Beattles801/
Wattells800/
Batles7734/
Watlex773/
Watels771/
Watlis770/
Battls770/
Batlles71482/
Bottles71422/
Wettels71211/
Battels7161/
Beatles717/
Wastels713/
Whatlex712/
Watells711/
Vatlles711/
Battlis710/
Bautles710/
Wattelz710/
Wasteels67256/
Wachtels6717/
Batilles6711/
Batls672/
Watlz672/
Battells670/

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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 Wattles
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