Waist Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Waist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Waist (14) may also be a first name.

Waist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waist is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waist? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waist is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Waist live; 71 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Waist is also the 3,024,661st most common given name at a global level, held by 14 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 100 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Waist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waist has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waist Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiste9110/
Waiest910/
Wist892,226/
Wast89735/
Wiest8011,402/
Weist804,046/
Weast801,154/
Wiste801,055/
Wisth80383/
Baist80211/
Wiszt80136/
Waste80134/
Vaist80105/
Wisst8095/
Whist8076/
Wijst8071/
Waast8024/
Wadst8018/
Wastå8014/
Wizst8012/
Washt8012/
Waszt809/
Wasth806/
Wisht803/
Wahst802/
Hwist801/
Hwast801/
Wajst801/
Whast801/
Waust801/
Waizt801/
Waisd801/
Waest800/
Wastt800/
Wasts800/
Wists800/
Wuist800/
Waistová771/
Wieszt73373/
Weeast73132/
Wischt7396/
Weiste7362/
Wahast7354/
Wiiest7340/
Vaiste7338/
Wascht7311/
Wisztt739/
Vaisht736/
Weijst736/
Bajist735/
Baisth735/
Waicht734/
Weiszt734/
Wastts732/
Wheist732/
Vaiest731/
Weastt731/
Wittst731/
Witstt731/
Waicet731/
Wahsht731/
Wahste731/
Waasth731/
Baisht731/
Weiest730/
Weistt730/
Weisst730/
Whiest730/
Weaste730/
Witste730/
Whists730/
West67409,029/
Bast6711,582/
Bist679,297/
Vast672,356/
Vist671,307/
Weiseth67342/
Vaisset67115/
Weisæth6753/
Wißt6728/
Wyst6723/
Wäst6722/
Wjst6715/
Uist676/
Wioiast673/
Wasd673/
Wistová672/
Wahshth671/
Wixt671/
Wiggest671/
Wizt671/
Wisd671/
Weishet671/
Vaishth671/
Vayisht671/
Waschte671/
Wèst671/
D'Weast671/
Whistte670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Waist
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