Waird Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Israel

Waird Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waird Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Waird Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waird is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Waird.

How Common Is The Last Name Waird? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Waird occurs mostly in Oceania, where 43 percent of Waird live; 43 percent live in Australasia and 43 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 8,998,567. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Australia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Waird Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waird has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waird surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wairdh911/
Waired911/
Wairds910/
Ward89567,303/
Wair89693/
Wird8924/
Baird8080,907/
Wajir801,038/
Waire80688/
Waard80385/
Waier80376/
Wardh8086/
Wardt8073/
Vaird8050/
Wairr8044/
Waior8031/
Wierd8011/
Warrd8011/
Waitr808/
Weard804/
Whard802/
Hward802/
Wardd802/
Wuard802/
Weird801/
Wiord801/
Wirdz801/
Woird801/
Wirdt801/
Wahrd800/
Wasrd800/
Wartd800/
War7549,269/
Wir75664/
Hwaire73269/
Bayird7393/
Wierød7357/
Wuyard7349/
Wayire7348/
Waardt7321/
Weirdt7319/
Wuiard7316/
Wuaior7313/
Bairdh7311/
Wayier739/
Bajird737/
D'Ward736/
Baiard735/
Waiher735/
Weyard734/
Wieard734/
Wajier733/
Waireh733/
Waaire733/
Wardsh732/
Wahair732/
Vwaire732/
D'Wair731/
Bairdd731/
Waajir731/
Waihar731/
Wairre731/
Waitrz731/
Waiyre731/
Wayard731/
Weiard731/
Warrdh731/
Ward's731/
Waiere731/
Waiire731/
Wahard731/
Waards731/
Wairte731/
Waihor731/
Waihre731/
Baierd730/
Whgard730/
Wardth730/
Warrdt730/
Wairts730/
Bird67127,174/
Ware6793,824/
Bair6780,166/
Weir6768,544/
Bard6720,121/
Warr6710,676/
Wear678,990/
Wirz677,480/
Wirt674,361/
Wier674,266/
Wire673,106/
Vair671,345/
Wahr67749/
Wart67661/
Vard67557/
Vwar67163/
Werd67161/
Waar67158/
Warz67158/
Hwar67123/
Wuar6781/
Wirp6776/
Wihr6767/
Wirr6744/
Waur6744/
Weihard6740/
Wred6732/
Warh6727/
Wiehrdt6724/
Weierød6722/
Whir6721/
Whar6716/
Warø6715/
Hwayire6712/
Uard6712/
Wirehed676/
Wardová675/
Vird675/
Waihere675/
Wardowa674/
Wirh673/
Waihore673/
Wwar673/
Woir672/
Wjrd672/
Waihert671/
Wiohard671/
Wgar671/
Wardova671/
Waheerd671/
Wwir671/
Wàrd671/
Wyrd671/
Wijr671/
Vwairhe671/
Vwaihre671/
Uird671/
Vaihard671/
Wooyard670/
Wuir670/
Weehard670/
Weyhard670/
Wisr670/

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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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  • 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 Waird
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