Waijers Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Waijers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waijers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2661:63,48610,925
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waijers Last Name Facts

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

Waijers is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waijers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 953,750th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Waijers live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 266 people, or 1 in 63,486. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 69 percent live, South Holland, where 11 percent live and North Holland, where 9 percent live. Barring The Netherlands Waijers occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waaijers9397/
Wijers922,074/
Wajers927/
Weijers864,803/
Wijgers86303/
Wijhers8682/
Baijers8614/
Waziers865/
Waisers861/
Wiers831,215/
Waers83169/
Waijersová822/
Wijchers80202/
Wijgerse80191/
Weijgers80120/
Weijerse8019/
Weiijers801/
Weatjers801/
Wagers774,073/
Wieers7789/
Wigers7763/
Wierse7760/
Wieërs7745/
Whiers7737/
Wejers7718/
Wierst7713/
Wacers774/
Whaers774/
Wasirs771/
Wahers771/
Wiersh771/
Wierrs771/
Vwiers771/
Wasers770/
Bijers770/
Wihers770/
Weijgerse7527/
Wiggers717,551/
Wichers712,234/
Beijers71747/
Wiersch71564/
Huijers7175/
Waayers7162/
Weigers7154/
Vaizers7118/
Waersch7118/
Baaiers714/
Wachers714/
Bajersh714/
Wiohers712/
Vijsers711/
Widgers711/
Weiiers711/
Weahers711/
Wihgers711/
Witgers711/
Witcers711/
Wizgers711/
Weisers711/
Waggers710/
Baiyers710/
Viers673,354/
Wiechers673,326/
Wyers671,599/
Biers67661/
Wichgers67328/
Weichers67307/
Huijzers67142/
Bjers67112/
Watchirs6734/
Huijgers6718/
Buijgers6713/
Witchers677/
Wiersche672/
Wiggerss672/
Weaehers671/
Withgers671/
Woiegers671/
Whichers671/
Weachers670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waijers
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