Waker Surname
Approximately 6,670 people bear this surname
Waker Surname Definition:
(English) Watchful, Alert [Middle English waker, Old English wæcer, wacor] The waker goos.—Chaucer, Parl. of Foules, 358.
Robert le Wayte.—Parl. Rolls.
Waker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 5,494 | 1:24,072 | 2,892 |
| United States | 541 | 1:669,980 | 53,416 |
| England | 176 | 1:316,580 | 23,688 |
| Philippines | 48 | 1:2,109,130 | 121,847 |
| Liberia | 43 | 1:102,524 | 8,134 |
| Romania | 41 | 1:489,704 | 37,604 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 121 | 1:201,449 | 15,997 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 357 | 1:140,669 | 13,251 |
Waker (514) may also be a first name.
Waker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Watchful, Alert [Middle English waker, Old English wæcer, wacor] The waker goos.—Chaucer, Parl. of Foules, 358.
Robert le Wayte.—Parl. Rolls.
Waker Demographics
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Waker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waker has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waker? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waker is the 73,749th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,092,586 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Waker live; 81 percent live in Oceania Islands and 81 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Waker is also the 372,822nd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 514 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 5,494 people, or 1 in 24,072. In Indonesia Waker is most numerous in: Papua, where 99 percent live, North Sumatra, where 1 percent live and Bali, where 0 percent live. Beside Indonesia it exists in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Waker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Waker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waker last name expanded 152 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 88 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Waker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Waker surname is chiefly Catholic (33%) in Ireland and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Waker surname are 7.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.53% being registered with the political party.
The amount Waker earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.19% less than the national average, earning R 187,284 per year; in United States they earn 11.68% less than the national average, earning $38,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.21% more than the national average, earning $54,260 CAD per year.
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Waker Reference & Research
Wake DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Wake FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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