Wacaster Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

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

Wacaster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wacaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4261:850,84364,837
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Wacaster Last Name Facts

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

Wacaster is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wacaster? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 692,305th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Wacaster reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wacaster is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 426 people, or 1 in 850,843. In The United States it is most common in: Arkansas, where 17 percent are found, North Carolina, where 16 percent are found and Texas, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Wacaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wacaster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wacaster last name expanded 592 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wacaster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wacaster surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

Wacaster earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.27% less than the national average, earning $40,445 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waycaster941,081/
Wascaster945/
Watcaster941/
Wacastier941/
Waycater881/
Waycaste881/
Wacastie880/
Wakester7529/
Backater751/
Wekaster751/
Vaucater751/
Bacate71508/
Wakate71362/
Uacate711/
Bocater6764/
Bacatea6724/
Wakaite674/
Wakatea672/
Bacahte672/
Hwakate671/
Wacaiti671/
Watkate671/
Vacatez671/
Vakater671/
Vaicate671/
Whakate671/
Wakhate671/
Wadkate671/
Bahcate671/
Bacaate671/

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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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  • 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 Wacaster
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