Waaver Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Waaver Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Waaver Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waaver Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waaver is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waaver? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Waaver is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Waaver live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Waaver is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.
Waaver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Waaver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waaver surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Waaver
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