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 carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldeyer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 627,290th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Waldeyer are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 436 people, or 1 in 184,646. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent reside, Bavaria, where 6 percent reside and Hesse, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Germany it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Waldeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waldeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waldeyer last name rose 193 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waldeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Waldeyer surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with 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
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  • 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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