Waifer Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Waifer Last Name Facts

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

Waifer is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waifer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waifer is the 4,116,508th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Waifer reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Waifer is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live, Maryland, where 25 percent live and Colorado, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Waifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waifer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waifer surname contracted 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waifer Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Waifer surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Waifer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning $38,672 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwaifer921/
Wafer913,942/
Wifer911/
Waitferd860/
Weafer83808/
Waffer83225/
Wayfer8331/
Wafeer8322/
Wafere836/
Wifert832/
Wiffer832/
Wiefer831/
Wipfer831/
Weifer831/
Waferd830/
Wifr801/
Weifert7787/
Wieffer7782/
Weaffer7722/
Waeffer779/
Weisfer775/
Wipfier772/
Weafear771/
Wiffier771/
Weeafer771/
Wiffert771/
Weifher771/
Whiffer771/
Watferd771/
Wafferd770/
Whitfer770/
Wadferd770/
Waffert770/
Whaffer770/
Wifferd770/
Wefer731,174/
Wafir73592/
Bafer7340/
Bifer737/
Vifer734/
Wafre731/
Weafr731/
Vaifr731/
Bajiffer7122/
Weiffert7122/
Baihofer7118/
Waudferd710/
Whitferd710/
Weffer671,530/
Wepfer67624/
Biffer6741/
Baffer6739/
Wehfer6737/
Beifer6735/
Visfer6731/
Vafier6728/
Wafire6724/
Vafere6718/
Weißferdt679/
Wuefer677/
Weefer674/
Viffer673/
Baufer673/
Vaffer673/
Waafir673/
Wytfer672/
Huafer671/
Bafeer671/
Baifir671/
Bahfer671/
Wafair671/
Whitfertt671/
Whefer671/
Weferd671/
Weifre671/
Vifeur671/
Wefeer671/
Wefere671/
Vaifre671/
Veifer670/
Bawfer670/
Wapher670/
Buifer670/

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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 Waifer
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