Wair Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

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

Wair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4091:886,20867,037
Indonesia1401:944,63769,875
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
India351:21,916,154310,282
England41:13,929,515290,718
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belize11:355,4743,977
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Wair (241) may also be a first name.

Wair Last Name Facts

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

Wair (Hindi: वाईृ) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wair? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wair is the 481,056th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 10,515,939 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Wair live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 575,894th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 241 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 886,208. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 26 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Wair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wair has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wair last name grew 335 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wair Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Wair surname are 8.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.84% registered with the political party.

Wair earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.65% less than the national average, earning $40,709 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wajir891,038/
Waire89688/
Waier89376/
Wairr8944/
Waior8931/
Waitr898/
Waird897/
War8649,269/
Wir86664/
Hwaire80269/
Wayire8048/
Wuaior8013/
Wayier809/
Waiher805/
Wajier803/
Waireh803/
Waaire803/
Wahair802/
Vwaire802/
D'Wair801/
Waajir801/
Waihar801/
Wairdh801/
Wairre801/
Waitrz801/
Waiyre801/
Waiere801/
Waiire801/
Waihor801/
Waihre801/
Ware7593,824/
Bair7580,166/
Weir7568,544/
Warr7510,676/
Wear758,990/
Wirz757,480/
Wier754,266/
Wire753,106/
Vair751,345/
Wahr75749/
Vwar75163/
Waar75158/
Warz75158/
Hwar75123/
Wuar7581/
Wirp7576/
Wihr7567/
Wirr7544/
Waur7544/
Warh7527/
Whir7521/
Whar7516/
Warø7515/
Wirh753/
Wwar753/
Woir752/
Wgar751/
Wwir751/
Wijr751/
Wuir750/
Wisr750/
Hwayire7312/
Waihere735/
Waihore733/
Waihert731/
Vwairhe731/
Vwaihre731/
Baier6745,320/
Bayir6723,153/
Wawer674,708/
Weier674,518/
Vajir673,871/
Weare671,983/
Wajer671,378/
Wauer671,305/
Bajir671,099/
Wayar671,075/
Bairr67722/
Wiyar67635/
Wayor67628/
Wayer67590/
Whear67529/
Vaire67276/
Wahar67273/
Whare67239/
Wajar67236/
Wierz67234/
Wiehr67221/
Warre67212/
Hware67208/
Waare67191/
Wirht67154/
Waure67142/
Baior67135/
Weire67125/
Baiar67121/
Wayre6786/
Wahur6759/
Whire6759/
Wheir6757/
Vaird6750/
Wijar6747/
Wehar6745/
Wearp6734/
Wajur6734/
Whirt6730/
Baair6729/
Vaiar6725/
Hwire6725/
Wirtt6725/
Wiyor6724/
Bairh6721/
Vaier6720/
Wijer6715/
Woyar6715/
Hwier6713/
Woire6711/
Vaisr679/
Wojar679/
Weior679/
Watrt677/
Wathr676/
Weirr676/
Whier676/
Baiir675/
Wajor675/
Wiyer675/
Wuarr675/
Wahre675/
Wejir674/
Warhe674/
Baiur674/
Warph674/
Uajir673/
Weihr673/
Wojir673/
Wuire673/
B'Air672/
Woier672/
Whitr672/
Wuard672/
H'War671/
Vwarp671/
Witrz671/
Wioar671/
Wierh671/
Wiier671/
Wayjr671/
Weahr671/
Warht671/
Warrp671/
Wartt671/
Wasrt671/
Weirz671/
Weitr671/
Vayir671/
Wiear671/
Weiar671/
Wirre671/
Wearh671/
Wijor671/
Vaior671/
Hwaar671/
Wihre671/
Weyar671/
Wharp671/
Wasrh671/
Waarh671/
Waarø671/
Wuart671/
Woird671/
Vware671/
Wierr671/
Wirdt671/
Wearr670/
Waehr670/
Wahrt670/
Wuhar670/
Wuier670/
Woihr670/
Wahrd670/
Whirr670/
Wirrz670/
Watrz670/
Wasrd670/

Wair Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wair in the Hindi language
वाईृvair-

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