Wasser Surname
Approximately 5,976 people bear this surname
Wasser Surname User-submission:
The name means 'water' in German.
Wasser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,919 | 1:124,172 | 13,206 |
| Germany | 957 | 1:84,123 | 10,609 |
| Switzerland | 450 | 1:18,251 | 2,991 |
| France | 412 | 1:161,220 | 25,089 |
| Netherlands | 353 | 1:47,839 | 8,186 |
| Argentina | 218 | 1:196,071 | 16,313 |
| Canada | 145 | 1:254,108 | 24,080 |
| Austria | 104 | 1:81,879 | 12,272 |
| Poland | 79 | 1:481,123 | 48,113 |
| Israel | 63 | 1:135,835 | 14,591 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| Hungary | 44 | 1:223,097 | 18,334 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 428 | 1:117,333 | 11,513 |
The alternate forms: Wässer (2) are calculated separately.
Wasser (44) may also be a first name.
Wasser Surname Meaning
Wasser Demographics
Average Wasser Salary in
United States
$51,640 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wasser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasser Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wasser (Arabic: فاسر) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Wässer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasser? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wasser is the 81,305th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,219,469 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Wasser reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wasser is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 44 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,919 people, or 1 in 124,172. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States Wasser exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent are found and Switzerland, where 8 percent are found.
Wasser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wasser has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wasser surname increased 682 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 253 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wasser Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wasser surname are 37.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.94% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wasser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 354.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 88,150 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.73% less than the national average, earning R 107,568 per year; in United States they earn 19.68% more than the national average, earning $51,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.12% more than the national average, earning $80,050 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wasser Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wasser in the Arabic language | ||
| فاسر | fasr | - |
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Footnotes
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