Waaijer Surname
Approximately 736 people bear this surname
Waaijer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 712 | 1:23,718 | 3,841 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Waaijer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waaijer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waaijer is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Waaijer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waaijer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 459,064th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. The last name Waaijer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Waaijer are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 712 people, or 1 in 23,718. In The Netherlands Waaijer is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 40 percent live, North Holland, where 22 percent live and Overijssel, where 15 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
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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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