Waldeyer Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Waldeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waldeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4361:184,64621,532
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Waldeyer (13) may also be a first name.

Waldeyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waldeyer is most common in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldeyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waldeyer is the 627,290th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,933,496 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Waldeyer live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 436 people, or 1 in 184,646. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent live, Bavaria, where 6 percent live and Hesse, where 5 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Waldeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waldeyer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 193 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waldeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waldeyer last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Waldeyer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.76% more than the national average, earning $52,970 USD per year.

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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 Waldeyer
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