Waister Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Waister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685

Waister (90) may also be a first name.

Waister Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waister is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waister? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Waister is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Waister are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,005,046th most frequent forename globally It is held by 90 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Waister is mostly found in: Florida, where 86 percent live and New Jersey, where 14 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 42 percent live.

Waister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waister has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wister92805/
Waster92112/
Weister86413/
Baister86335/
Wiester86176/
Wuister86109/
Wisther8643/
Wastier8621/
Weaster8613/
Whister869/
Vaister862/
Washter862/
Wasster861/
Wauster861/
Wasther861/
Wishter861/
Wastter860/
Wisster860/
Woister860/
Wuijster80164/
Wisteard8070/
Waschter803/
Weistert801/
Whitster800/
Whistter800/
Wischter800/
Wester7717,658/
Baster772,250/
Bister771,816/
Vister771,045/
Waxter77343/
Vaster77120/
Wastre7797/
Wistre7726/
Wäster7719/
Wastir777/
Wizter771/
Uister771/
Wyster771/
Wazter771/
Wixter770/
Wassæther7529/
Wisterová7517/
Waeschter755/
Wistheart751/
Wisterova751/
Wachter7122,260/
Beister71585/
Bijster71402/
Wichter71380/
Bashter71267/
Beaster71252/
Weuster71174/
Huister71149/
Wuester71142/
Vastert71127/
Westher71122/
Westert71118/
Viester71111/
Vuister7185/
Bayster7181/
Boister7169/
Wuyster7166/
Bajster7156/
Wejster7152/
Weixter7140/
Weszter7135/
Vasterd7133/
Vistere7126/
Wouster7124/
Westerh7123/
Baxster7122/
Vashter7122/
Bastear7114/
Westter718/
Bisther716/
Wesster716/
Vayster713/
Vaester713/
Visster713/
Bastter713/
Weester712/
Wehster712/
Basther712/
Basster711/
Wesdter711/
Westeir711/
Westere711/
Veister711/
Bauster711/
Viëster711/
Wwester711/
Wysther711/
Uhaster711/
Westear710/
Voister710/
Weshter710/
Westerr710/
Weachter67189/
Bayester6721/
Weschter6715/
Bøasæter6715/
Bajester6713/
Wauchter6710/
Watchter674/
Wiyastre674/
Wuesther672/
Wichther671/
Vayshter671/
Wehester671/
Veistere671/
Beijster671/
Veishter671/
Basstter670/
Weichter670/
Woeshter670/
Buisterr670/
Vissther670/
Wachtter670/
Bischter670/

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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 Waister
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis