Waksman Surname

541,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Waksman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waksman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Poland421:904,97068,062
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Israel321:267,42624,032
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
France181:3,690,151224,666
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Waksman (17) may also be a first name.

Waksman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waksman is most common in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waksman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 541,435th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,289,285 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Waksman are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Waksman is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 17 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 1,241,298. In The United States Waksman is primarily found in: Florida, where 27 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent live and Poland, where 7 percent live.

Waksman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waksman surname are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Waksman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning R 273,480 per year; in United States they earn 24.95% more than the national average, earning $53,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 75.82% more than the national average, earning $87,355 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wacksman93160/
Waksmann9319/
Wakszman931/
Waksmand931/
Wacksmann888/
Wascksman881/
Vaksman86513/
Wacsman8613/
Baksman862/
Waxsman861/
Wagsman860/
Wachsman80803/
Vaksmann8024/
Backsman8020/
Vakszman801/
Wacshman801/
Vakhsman801/
Vakshman801/
Waxman774,814/
Wachsmann754,043/
Backsmann75121/
Waxmann7191/
Veksman7121/
Vacsman7113/
Wegsman7112/
Vaksmon711/
Vaksmam711/
Wacjman711/
Voksman711/
Wegsmann671/
Wochsman670/
Baigsman670/
Baughsman630/
Baxman62201/
Vaxman62135/
Woxman6247/
Wexman6226/
Waxmam621/
Bauxman572/
Vecsman571/
Wagcmon571/
Weixmann531/
Veygsman531/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waksman
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