Waveney Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Waveney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waveney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Waveney (1,107) may also be a first name.

Waveney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waveney occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waveney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Waveney is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Waveney reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 239,753rd most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 1,107 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 100 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Barbados, where 13 percent live.

Waveney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waveney has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waveney Last Name Statistics demography

Waveney earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 80.88% less than the national average, earning $8,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wavene921/
Wayvene861/
Weveney860/
Wheaveny801/
Wabeneye801/
Weavener800/
Wavine7725/
Wawene7724/
Wavena7722/
Bavene776/
Waveni772/
Wavenga7112/
Wavaeni7112/
Wabeene7110/
Wabenyi714/
Boveney712/
Vaveneu711/
Wawenne711/
Wawenje711/
Wouvene711/
Wabeine711/
Waswene711/
Wawenge711/
Wawegne711/
Wavengi711/
Vavenge711/
Vavenee711/
Vavaney711/
Vevaney711/
Beavene710/
Wauweene671/
Babeneya671/

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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 Waveney
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