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) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also be found as a variant: Wäder. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wader? popularity and diffusion

Wader is the 317,700th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,181,125 people. The surname Wader is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Wader reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 392,739th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 470 people.

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

Wader Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wader has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wader 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 carrying the Wader 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 US 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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