View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Watz Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Watz occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Wátz. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 220,856^th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,941,344 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Watz reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Watz is also the 3,159,357^th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 671 people, or 1 in 540,177. In The United States Watz is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 18 percent live, Missouri, where 16 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent live and Sweden, where 10 percent live.

Watz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Watz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Watz last name rose 605 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Watz Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Watz last name are 8.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.86% registered with the party.

The amount Watz earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 38.29% more than the national average, earning 478,610 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $46,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $47,300 CAD per year.