Waught Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Waught Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waught Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Waught Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waught is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waught? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Waught is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Waught reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Waught is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Waught is most prevalent in: California, where 13 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and Indiana, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Waught Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waught has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waught surname contracted 20 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waught Last Name Statistics demography

Waught earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 69.41% less than the national average, earning $13,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waght912/
Wught911/
Vaught8312,311/
Waight832,669/
Baught8358/
Waughs832/
Wasght831/
Weaght831/
Wought830/
Waiight773/
Whaight771/
Waightt771/
Waughph770/
Hvaught770/
Beaught770/
Vaughts770/
Wayghts770/
Waghe732,643/
Vught73115/
Baght7386/
Wagjh736/
Waghj734/
Bught733/
Vaght733/
Waghs731/
Weight674,180/
Vought672,002/
Vaghte67482/
Vaughs6737/
Bought6736/
Waighe6723/
Baughd6715/
Vughts6710/
Vaight678/
Vaughh675/
Vuaght675/
Wahghh673/
Vaghts673/
Vayght671/
Vaughp671/
Vaughe671/
Bahght671/
Wasghh671/
Wonght670/
Vaaght670/
Baight670/
Baughh670/
Woight670/

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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
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  • 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 Waught
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