Wathem Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

Wathem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wathem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wathem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wathem is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wathem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,316,765th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wathem reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Wathem is most frequent in: Alabama, where 100 percent reside.

Wathem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wathem has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watheme922/
Watem91760/
Weatheim860/
Wattheim860/
Wathen835,846/
Bathem83312/
Vathem8391/
Waitem8355/
Wateme8345/
Watiem8330/
Wautem833/
Wethem831/
Wathim831/
Wothem831/
Wateem831/
Wahtem831/
Wattem830/
Waitechem801/
Batthem7710/
Beathem779/
Wetheim775/
Vatthem773/
Whathen772/
Wathene772/
Baathem771/
Wasteem771/
Bauthem771/
Wathgen771/
Wathuim771/
Batheem771/
Watthen771/
Wathine770/
Weathen770/
Wathime770/
Batem73735/
Watim73726/
Vatem7342/
Wetem732/
Wotem731/
Wadthean711/
Whathien711/
Beatheam711/
Watene671,436/
Vattem671,366/
Watine67970/
Bathen67900/
Wathin67191/
Battem67164/
Watgen67160/
Wathén6767/
Bothem6730/
Wathiseng6722/
Vateme678/
Waitim677/
Wootem677/
Bathim675/
Vateem675/
Wothen674/
Vathim674/
Woitechem674/
Beatem673/
Bateem673/
Wojtechem671/
Vathen671/
Wettem671/
Watime671/
Baitem671/
Wataim671/
Watean671/
Wedtem671/
Vachtheim670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wathem
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis