Waher Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Waher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Finland61:916,11741,832
France21:33,211,361423,184
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Waher (208) may also be a first name.

Waher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waher (Marathi: वाहेर) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,202,518th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Waher live; 36 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 627,410th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 208 people.

The surname Waher is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 1,889,274. In Indonesia Waher is most common in: West Sumatra, where 69 percent live, East Java, where 29 percent live and Aceh, where 1 percent live. Besides Indonesia this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Sweden, where 11 percent live.

Waher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waher surname increased 308 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Waher last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waher earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.9% more than the national average, earning $54,757 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.97% less than the national average, earning $45,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waaher914/
Waeher912/
Wauher911/
Weaher910/
Waer891,315/
Waheerd831/
Wahaher831/
Wahaere831/
Vaher802,174/
Wahir80317/
Weher80133/
Waere8011/
Waaer809/
Woher806/
Waeer805/
Waert804/
Uaher804/
Weaer804/
Waeir804/
Wa'er803/
Whoer800/
Waehr800/
Waayer73177/
Waijer73162/
Weeher7331/
Beaher7327/
Wayier739/
Vahier739/
Waiyer739/
Vahher738/
Wheair735/
Waaier734/
Weauer733/
Vajher733/
Wajier733/
Weheir732/
Weaeer731/
Waaere731/
Baaher731/
Wheeer731/
Weaere731/
Waerth731/
Wohier731/
Vauher731/
Whoher730/
Veaher730/
Wuoher730/
Woeher730/
Waaijer67736/
Woer6775/
Vaer6756/
Bauherr6732/
Baaheer6716/
Bahaher679/
Weur673/
Bayhier671/
Wahuire671/
Vaheere671/
Whohere671/
Vajhert671/
Wahahir671/
Baheerh671/
Beahear670/

Waher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waher in the Marathi language
वाहेरvahera-

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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
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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 Waher
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