Waffner Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Waffner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Waffner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waffner is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Waffner.

How Common Is The Last Name Waffner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waffner is the 2,091,648th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Waffner reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Waffner is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States Waffner is primarily found in: New York, where 60 percent are found, Florida, where 25 percent are found and Washington, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent are found and Israel, where 5 percent are found.

Waffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waffner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Waffner last name increased 324 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waffner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waffner surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.67% registered with the political party.

Waffner earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,017 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wafner9212/
Wafhner861/
Waefner861/
Weiffner800/
Wofner7721/
Wefner772/
Wafnes770/
Wopfner71313/
Weifner7138/
Baffney7115/
Wattfenner711/
Hueffner6739/
Wafna675/
Wafni671/
Wafnaire671/
Weifener671/
Bafne671/
Waifni621/
Vefner621/
Huefner57410/
Boffney571/
Vafna5034/
Bafni504/

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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 Waffner
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