Waff Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

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

Waff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Waff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waff has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waff? popularity and diffusion

Waff is the 1,048,281st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. Waff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Waff are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 1,618,120. In The United States Waff is most common in: Virginia, where 26 percent are found, North Carolina, where 26 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Waff occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Waff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waff last name increased 546 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Waff last name are 4.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.94% registered with the party.

Waff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning $40,517 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whaff8916/
Waffe894/
Wauff891/
Wafft890/
Waf86441/
Wassff801/
Wafe75573/
Baff75380/
Woff75239/
Wapf75139/
Waif7546/
Wafh759/
Wawf757/
Waaf755/
Vwaf753/
Wazf752/
Weaf752/
Vaff752/
Wahf751/
Wauf751/
Uaff751/
Wafz751/
Wafp751/
Wooff67676/
Wahaf67115/
Weiff6788/
Waife6760/
Woffe677/
Woiff675/
Waufh674/
Wattf674/
Vaffe672/
Baiff671/
Waitf671/
Beaff671/
Wuafe671/
Wasdf671/
Hwaif671/
Whoff671/
Waufe671/
Wachf670/
Bauff670/
Huaff670/

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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 Waff
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