Waver Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Waver Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
Canada381:969,62173,252
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

The alternate forms: Wäver (1) are calculated separately.

Waver (178) may also be a first name.

Waver Last Name Facts

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

Waver is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Wäver. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waver? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 883,255th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Waver live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 683,417th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 178 people.

The last name Waver is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 1,582,790. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 21 percent reside, Alabama, where 17 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent reside and Israel, where 2 percent reside.

Waver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waver has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 146 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waver Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Waver surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Waver are 9.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waver earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.2% less than the national average, earning $34,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.13% less than the national average, earning $41,173 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wäver931/
Weaver91204,379/
Waever9168/
Waiver9134/
Wavere9121/
Wuaver9115/
Waaver916/
Wavier912/
Whaver912/
Wayver911/
Wahver910/
Wheaver8381/
Weaverr838/
Weavere833/
Weavear832/
Weavert832/
Wahtver831/
Wweaver831/
Weavier831/
Wauhver830/
Weaveer830/
Wever808,155/
Wawer804,708/
Baver802,139/
Vaver80153/
Uaver80101/
Wover806/
Weaverrd771/
Beaver7334,951/
Vavere73593/
Weever73273/
Vavier7381/
Vauver7361/
Bauver7337/
Wajwer7327/
Wawere7318/
Veaver7315/
Baiver7313/
Weiver7310/
Bayver7310/
Wuever738/
Vaaver735/
Wahwer734/
Vavger734/
Uaaver734/
Wevear732/
Wevier732/
Woover732/
Weawer732/
Wawerû731/
Weavir731/
Weveir731/
Whever731/
Woever731/
Baaver731/
Wwever731/
Wajber731/
Wawerũ731/
Vaiver731/
Whover730/
Wahber730/
Wovert730/
Wasuer730/
Weaverová712/
Vauvert67261/
Vaivere676/
Weivert676/
Wheever674/
Veauver672/
Waiwere671/
Vavhier671/
Vauvher671/
Weawear671/
Vaavere671/
Wachuer671/
Whoover670/

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Waver Reference & Research

Weaver DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Weaver FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Waver
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis