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
The surname Waaijer is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waaijer? popularity and diffusion
Waaijer is the 459,064th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. The last name Waaijer is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Waaijer live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Waaijer is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 712 people, or 1 in 23,718. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 40 percent are found, North Holland, where 22 percent are found and Overijssel, where 15 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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