Waur Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Waur (23) may also be a first name.

Waur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waur occurs most in Indonesia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Waur are found; 64 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 61 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 23 people.

The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 3,889,682. In Indonesia Waur is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 44 percent are found, Maluku, where 35 percent are found and Papua, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Waur occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wauer891,305/
Waure89142/
Wahur8959/
Wajur8934/
War8649,269/
Wur86184/
Wahyur8022/
Wauert801/
Wayaur800/
Ware7593,824/
Baur7543,495/
Warr7510,676/
Wour7510,052/
Wear758,990/
Wurz752,868/
Wahr75749/
Wair75693/
Wurr75631/
Vaur75393/
Vwar75163/
Waar75158/
Warz75158/
Hwar75123/
Wure75113/
Wuar7581/
Whur7558/
Wuhr7552/
Warh7527/
Whar7516/
Warø7515/
Wurd753/
Weur753/
Wwar753/
Wgar751/
Wurp751/
Wuyr751/
Wuir750/
Bauer67410,946/
Wawer674,708/
Weare671,983/
Wajer671,378/
Wayar671,075/
Wajir671,038/
Waire67688/
Wiyar67635/
Wayor67628/
Wayer67590/
Bayur67554/
Whear67529/
Waier67376/
Vaure67371/
Bajur67340/
Wahar67273/
Whare67239/
Wajar67236/
Warre67212/
Hware67208/
Vahur67193/
Waare67191/
Woure67144/
Whurr67117/
Wayre6786/
Wuehr6759/
Wijar6747/
Wehar6745/
Wairr6744/
Wearp6734/
Waior6731/
Vauer6724/
Wuyer6721/
Bauhr6720/
Woyar6715/
Wuerr6714/
Baurr6713/
Vajur6710/
Wojar679/
Waitr678/
Waird677/
Watrt677/
Wathr676/
Wajor675/
Wuarr675/
Wahre675/
Warhe674/
Baiur674/
Warph674/
Wuire673/
Wuard672/
H'War671/
Vwarp671/
Wioar671/
Wayjr671/
Weahr671/
Warht671/
Warrp671/
Wartt671/
Wasrt671/
Weuer671/
Wiear671/
Weiar671/
Wearh671/
Wujor671/
Wouer671/
Hwaar671/
Weyar671/
Wharp671/
Wasrh671/
Waarh671/
Waarø671/
Wuart671/
Bau'r671/
Bauér671/
Bauër671/
Vware671/
Weure671/
Wuhrh671/
Wuhyr671/
Whure670/
Wearr670/
Waehr670/
Wahrt670/
Wuhar670/
Wuier670/
Wahrd670/
Wurtt670/
Wutrz670/
Weurz670/
Wourt670/
Watrz670/
Wasrd670/

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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 Waur
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