Waive Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waive Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1201:173,07618,427
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
United States121:30,204,911765,334
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Waive (243) may also be a first name.

Waive Last Name Facts

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

Waive occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waive? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,011,991st most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Waive are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Waive is also the 573,164th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 243 people.

Waive is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 173,076. In Cameroon Waive is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found.

Waive Last Name Statistics demography

Waive earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.36% less than the national average, earning $27,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waived911/
Wayive911/
Wave89313/
Wive8929/
Wavey801,735/
Wuave80867/
Watve80324/
Waave80261/
Vaive80225/
Wauve8073/
Waveh8069/
Wavie8059/
Baive8048/
Waiwe8040/
Waivi8039/
Wawie8037/
Wavge8028/
Wieve8021/
Wavee8014/
Weave804/
Weive804/
Wavea804/
Wajve801/
Whive801/
Wasve801/
Wavez801/
Whave801/
Waveu801/
Wiveh801/
Wavei801/
Waivhech771/
Whaibe7334/
Witved7328/
Wayave7325/
Woyave7323/
Wahave7322/
Waivio7317/
Wawieh7312/
Vaiove7310/
Wahuie738/
Waibea737/
Waaver736/
Weavie734/
Wajiva734/
Wawhie734/
Weavet733/
Baieve733/
Wauwie732/
Whaver732/
Whavey732/
Bajive732/
Weavez732/
Wavieh732/
Waibei732/
Waibhe731/
Weaved731/
Weavey731/
Vaivee731/
Whivee731/
Waweie731/
Wuaave731/
Wuavee731/
Vaiver731/
Wheave731/
Waibeh731/
Wajiwe731/
Waiswe731/
Waivai731/
Waiwhe731/
Baiove731/
Waiwee731/
Vaivez731/
Wasuie731/
Wivech731/
Witvet731/
Waiawe731/
Weieve730/
Wahver730/
Weavee730/
Wawi672,594/
Wawe671,754/
Vive671,445/
Wavi67792/
Vave67711/
Bave67424/
Wiwe67290/
Bive67242/
Weve67224/
Wheaver6781/
Watvedt6751/
Wavy6732/
Uave6717/
Waiyowe6710/
Waswije679/
Weaverr678/
Waiweha676/
Wivi673/
Wève672/
Waihiwe672/
Wweaver671/
Whitvey671/
Wahiabe671/
Wayibee671/
Waichwe671/
Wahiebi671/
Wahtver671/
Waihowe671/
Uive671/
Wauhver670/
Weiaver670/
Weaveer670/

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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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  • 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 Waive
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