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
Average Waker Salary in
United States
$38,111 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Waker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waker occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waker? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 73,749th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,092,586 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 81 percent of Waker are found; 81 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 81 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Waker is also the 372,822nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 514 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 5,494 people, or 1 in 24,072. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Papua, where 99 percent reside, North Sumatra, where 1 percent reside and Bali, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it exists in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Waker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Waker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Waker last name expanded 152 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 88 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Waker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Waker surname is chiefly Catholic (33%) in Ireland and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Waker surname are 7.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.53% being registered to vote for 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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