Wahrer Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wahrer Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'guardian of the truth'. Wahrer in German means 'true' or 'truth'.

Wahrer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Canada421:877,27667,671
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

The alternate forms: Währer (103) are calculated separately.

Wahrer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'guardian of the truth'. Wahrer in German means 'true' or 'truth'.

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Wahrer Last Name Facts

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

Wahrer is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Währer. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahrer? popularity and diffusion

Wahrer is the 876,631st most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Wahrer reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 1,455,658. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 22 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States Wahrer exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Wahrer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wahrer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wahrer last name grew 383 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wahrer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wahrer surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Wahrer earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.58% less than the national average, earning $39,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.12% more than the national average, earning $60,671 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Währer94103/
Waehrer9230/
Warer9197/
Waharere864/
Wöhrer831,228/
Wehrer83496/
Warere83357/
Warrer83301/
Warier83120/
Wohrer8368/
Bahrer8316/
Warzer8311/
Wearer8311/
Wairer834/
Waurer833/
Wareer833/
Warejr832/
Warher831/
Wherer831/
Wayrer831/
Vahrer830/
Warrier775,163/
Woehrer77109/
Weihrer7741/
Wuehrer7729/
Wairere773/
Warhert772/
Warreir771/
Wareire771/
Wharger771/
Whehrer771/
Bahrear771/
Bahreir771/
Warzeer771/
Warreer770/
Barer73608/
Varer73293/
Werer73260/
Warir73206/
Waryr731/
Wharrier71283/
Bahareer711/
Varier671,091/
Barrer67845/
Böhrer67747/
Bearer67717/
Vohrer67277/
Baurer67262/
Weyrer67261/
Weirer67159/
Varzer67112/
Bayrer6745/
Warirr6744/
Vearer6740/
Worzer6739/
Barher6736/
Warire6734/
Varger6729/
Vehrer6717/
Werrer6716/
Varere6714/
Bairer6713/
Bareer676/
Varrer675/
Wuerer674/
Waruir674/
Weerer674/
Uehrer672/
Worere672/
Barear671/
Hbarer671/
Baarer671/
Worher671/
Warzir671/
Vatrer671/
Warrir671/
Waryor671/
Varear671/
Wererr671/
Vayrer671/
Bährer671/
Bôhrer671/
Uherer670/
Vherer670/

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