Wauer Surname

292,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wauer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0401:77,4099,788
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Norway141:367,30634,015
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wauer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wauer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wauer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wauer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 292,829th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,584,326 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Wauer live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,040 people, or 1 in 77,409. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony, where 49 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent live and Bavaria, where 9 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Wauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wauer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wauer surname grew 1,414 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wauer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wauer surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wauer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.41% less than the national average, earning 330,832 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $40,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.03% less than the national average, earning $27,806 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wauert911/
Waur8944/
Bauer80410,946/
Wawer804,708/
Wajer801,378/
Wayer80590/
Waier80376/
Waure80142/
Wahur8059/
Wuehr8059/
Wajur8034/
Vauer8024/
Wuyer8021/
Wuerr8014/
Weuer801/
Wouer801/
Waehr800/
Wuier800/
Wajert7364/
Wayere7360/
Wuayer7332/
Wayert7330/
Wahyur7322/
Wawere7318/
Wouere7313/
Wajeer7313/
Wayier739/
Waiher735/
Wahwer734/
Wajier733/
Bauerh731/
Hweuer731/
Waiere731/
Wawerũ731/
Wawerû731/
Hbauer731/
Vwayer731/
Bauerr731/
Wayaur730/
Vauyer730/
Weir6768,544/
Baur6743,495/
Wour6710,052/
Wear678,990/
Wair67693/
Vaur67393/
Vaer6756/
Wejr6730/
Weyr6720/
Vuer678/
Waihere675/
Weur673/
Waihert671/
Beauuer671/
D'Bauer671/
Uear671/
Wuyr671/
Wuir670/

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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 Wauer
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