Wagnaar Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

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

Wagnaar Surname User-submission:

Wagnaar is a corruption of a Dutch surname borne by immigrants to the United States in the early 1900s. The original surname is thought to be Wagonar or Wagnar.

Wagnaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:4,965,191254,179
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016

Wagnaar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Wagnaar is a corruption of a Dutch surname borne by immigrants to the United States in the early 1900s. The original surname is thought to be Wagonar or Wagnar.

- harrisonwagnaar

Wagnaar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wagnaar is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagnaar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Wagnaar live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wagnaar is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States Wagnaar is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 36 percent are found, California, where 23 percent are found and Colorado, where 19 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Wagnaar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wagnaar are 34.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wagnaar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.78% less than the national average, earning R 86,064 per year and in United States they earn 12.65% less than the national average, earning $37,689 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waggnaar931/
Wagnar9217/
Wanaar921/
Wagennaar882/
Wagnair8619/
Wanahar8612/
Waegnar864/
Wagnare863/
Wagnart861/
Wegnaar861/
Waggnar860/
Wanar8396/
Waghnare8018/
Wannahar8017/
Wagniart8013/
Wagennar801/
Wanare77452/
Wagnor77200/
Wanhar77191/
Bagnar7795/
Waynar7746/
Wanyar7739/
Vagnar7736/
Wognar7722/
Wainar7718/
Banaar7714/
Wanjar7712/
Wannar7710/
Wanart7710/
Vanaar776/
Waanar775/
Wajnar774/
Wegnar773/
Uagnar771/
Wanarå771/
Wanaur771/
Wágnar771/
Wahnar770/
Wanard770/
Wegeenaar751/
Wanjare71587/
Wagneur71107/
Vagnard7180/
Waggnor7132/
Vanahar7124/
Wanyart7117/
Vagnair7116/
Wasnair7116/
Waniart7111/
Wannare7110/
Wangair7110/
Vanaart717/
Waingar713/
Wainare712/
Banjaar711/
Baghnar711/
Wanajre711/
Wanarre711/
Wangnor711/
Wassennaar711/
Vangaar711/
Whangar711/
Weanear711/
Weangar711/
Weinaar711/
Waniarz711/
Wannhar711/
Wainaur711/
Vanaard711/
Whanart711/
Wannard711/
Wannart711/
Wannasr711/
Wegnaur710/
Wagneor710/
Wagnore710/
Wagnour710/
Wainart710/
Vanajhar6751,477/
Vanar677,790/
Banar673,770/
Wonar67164/
Wasnaire67105/
Wanor6733/
Vuagnard6712/
Vanaardt6711/
Vaghnare675/
Uanar674/
Vanaiyar673/
Vaigenar672/
Wajgnort672/
Wanjhare672/
Banaiyar671/
Vanjaare671/
Vainahar671/
Wongnart671/
Wannasre671/
Wannasrt671/
Wainyard670/
Waggnnor670/
Wanhardt670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Wagnaar
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis