Watzdorf Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Watzdorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watzdorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1451:58,7279,183
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Watzdorf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Watzdorf occurs in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watzdorf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,281,391st most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Watzdorf live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Austria, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 58,727. In Austria Watzdorf is most common in: Tyrol, where 67 percent live, Vorarlberg, where 24 percent live and Burgenland, where 6 percent live. Apart from Austria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Batzdorf88169/
Batzdorff8223/
Wutzdorff8220/
Wachdorf7528/
Batsdorf750/
Wutsdorff712/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Watzdorf
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