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

Wattles is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wattles? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wattles is the 438,773rd most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,331,045 people. Wattles 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 last name Wattles is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 770 people, or 1 in 470,726. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent reside, Illinois, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States Wattles occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Wattles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wattles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wattles last name rose 201 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wattles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wattles are 5.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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