Wauters Surname

42,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wauters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wauters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium10,1081:1,13740
France7321:90,74113,066
United States6561:552,52945,649
Netherlands2531:66,74811,408
Canada751:491,27542,011
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
England561:994,96549,531
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Costa Rica311:154,1962,192
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Waûters (5) are calculated separately.

Wauters Last Name Facts

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

Wauters is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Waûters. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wauters? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,636th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 596,753 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Wauters are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 10,108 people, or 1 in 1,137. In Belgium Wauters is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 75 percent live, Walloon Region, where 15 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Belgium Wauters is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Wauters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wauters has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wauters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wauters surname are 28.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.54% registered with the party.

The amount Wauters earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning $49,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.96% less than the national average, earning $47,716 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waûters955/
Wauthers9314/
Wautters931/
Waters92141,535/
Wouters8633,267/
Watters8627,071/
Waiters862,297/
Bauters861,392/
Vauters86151/
Waeters8641/
Weuters8624/
Wathers869/
Wuaters869/
Wateers864/
Watiers862/
Watersd862/
Watears861/
Waterse861/
Wwaters861/
Water's861/
Wayters861/
Wasters860/
Wuiters860/
Whaters860/
Weaters860/
Weathers8019,625/
Wouterse80731/
Woutersz80286/
Woutters8025/
Waithers8011/
Waitters8010/
Weahters803/
Waethers802/
Weatehrs802/
Vautters801/
Wattters801/
Watterrs801/
Weatters801/
Wouthers801/
Whathers800/
Watthers800/
Weuthers800/
Bauthers800/
Washters800/
Vaters77875/
Buters77126/
Woters7763/
Baters7745/
Watyrs771/
Wators770/
Watars770/
Wheathers7518/
Vauthiers7515/
Watersová759/
Weatherss752/
Weahthers751/
Waschters751/
Butters718,357/
Wooters711,450/
Batters71905/
Wieters71649/
Wothers71194/
Vouters71109/
Vasters71107/
Bathers7193/
Weiters7179/
Bouters7172/
Beuters7156/
Buthers7135/
Weyters7135/
Wijters7127/
Beaters7112/
Baiters7110/
Wotters714/
Woeters713/
Whoters711/
Bautirs711/
Wojters711/
Vahters711/
Vatters711/
Weeters711/
Wattors710/
Wattars710/
Weijters67362/
Weithers67296/
Butterss6759/
Weysters6744/
Weisters6730/
Wootters6720/
Vuysters672/
Wiethers672/
Witheers672/
Bathersh671/
Vuisters671/
Woodters671/
Whotters670/
Butthers670/
Weitters670/
Weathirs670/

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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 Wauters
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