Wader Surname

317,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wader Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the wader,' one who waded in the Ouse, and probably netted fish.

William de Adle, wayder, 25 Edward I: Freemen of York.

John le Waider, 21 Edward I: ibid.

Robert de Walcheford, wayder: ibid.

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Wader Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6161:214,69020,144
Germany1761:457,41740,380
India1631:4,705,923120,533
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
England201:2,785,90397,972
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Wäder (51) are calculated separately.

Wader (470) may also be a first name.

Wader Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the wader,' one who waded in the Ouse, and probably netted fish.

William de Adle, wayder, 25 Edward I: Freemen of York.

John le Waider, 21 Edward I: ibid.

Robert de Walcheford, wayder: ibid.

This occupative term occurs frequently in the above-quoted work. Possibly the following entry may refer to the surname:

1545. William Lyghtfot and Agnes Wadder: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Wader Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wader (Hindi: वाडेरा, Marathi: वडेर) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Wäder. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wader? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wader is the 317,700th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,181,125 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Wader live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wader is also the 392,739th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 470 people.

Wader is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 616 people, or 1 in 214,690. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Papua, where 77 percent live, West Papua, where 18 percent live and West Java, where 3 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Wader Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wader has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 421 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wader Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Wader last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wader earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.15% more than the national average, earning 436,582 kr per year and in United States they earn 22.97% less than the national average, earning $33,237 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wäder9351/
Waider91635/
Wadher91507/
Weader91235/
Wadier91125/
Wadder9133/
Wadeer9130/
Wajder9122/
Wadere9114/
Wayder9113/
Wauder9110/
Waader916/
Wadejr915/
Waeder911/
Wadehr911/
Whader910/
Hwaider83559/
Wadhere832/
Waidere831/
Waderhe831/
Waddier830/
Wachder830/
Waidert830/
Wheader830/
Bader80107,065/
Vader8013,943/
Weder803,862/
Wadre80467/
Wadir80101/
Woder8082/
Wadyr801/
Wadheere771/
Vadher7340,356/
Bauder735,831/
Baader733,051/
Weider732,253/
Wodere732,101/
Badder73978/
Weeder73766/
Veader73540/
Beader73442/
Wooder73418/
Badeer73413/
Vadier73385/
Badher73363/
Baider73270/
Vadder73222/
Vayder73209/
Wehder73189/
Bayder73150/
Vaider7348/
Wedder7345/
Wodder7341/
Vahder7337/
Bağder7336/
Weyder7321/
Bajder7316/
Wadjre7312/
Vadeer7312/
Woider7312/
Vaader7312/
Vadger737/
Vadere737/
Woyder735/
Wadhre734/
Wedier734/
Baderr734/
Badear734/
Uhader733/
Wahdir733/
Wadair733/
Wheder732/
Wadgir732/
Wodert732/
Vauder732/
Waduir732/
Waddre731/
Waidjr731/
Wuider731/
Weuder731/
Huader731/
Waddir731/
Wojder731/
Baderh731/
Hbader731/
Badeir731/
Waudre730/
Wodier730/
Woeder730/
Weydert671,516/
Woodier67458/
Ouhader67136/
Vaidere6794/
Weidger6746/
Vaudier6739/
Woodert6735/
Vadhere6734/
Wheeder6722/
Wooderd6711/
Baddeir6711/
Vadheer679/
Wahadir679/
Baidder677/
Whadgir677/
Vadeher676/
Woddier676/
Wadgirr673/
Waidire673/
Wadhire672/
Wadhair672/
Badheer672/
Bauderr671/
Baidher671/
Wadhgir671/
Wahdgir671/
Wheider671/
Vahader671/
Vaadher671/
Vaudere671/
Wadaire671/
Baudear671/
Weydher671/
Baudher671/
Bauhder671/
Baadeer671/
Woudger670/
Vaudert670/
Whedder670/

Wader Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wader in the Hindi language
वाडेराvadera-
Wader in the Marathi language
वडेरvadera90
वाडेरvadera6.67
वादेरvadera3.33

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