Waver Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Waver Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 229 | 1:1,582,790 | 106,555 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 157 | 1:319,864 | 25,024 |
The alternate forms: Wäver (1) are calculated separately.
Waver (178) may also be a first name.
Waver Demographics
Average Waver Salary in
United States
$34,433 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Waver Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waver Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waver occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as: Wäver. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waver? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 883,255th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name Waver is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Waver reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Waver is also the 683,417th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 178 people.
The last name Waver is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 1,582,790. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 21 percent are found, Alabama, where 17 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.
Waver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Waver has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waver surname expanded 146 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Waver Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Waver surname are 9.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.76% registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wäver | 93 | 1 | / |
| Weaver | 91 | 204,379 | / |
| Waever | 91 | 68 | / |
| Waiver | 91 | 34 | / |
| Wavere | 91 | 21 | / |
| Wuaver | 91 | 15 | / |
| Waaver | 91 | 6 | / |
| Wavier | 91 | 2 | / |
| Whaver | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wayver | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wahver | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wheaver | 83 | 81 | / |
| Weaverr | 83 | 8 | / |
| Weavere | 83 | 3 | / |
| Weavear | 83 | 2 | / |
| Weavert | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wahtver | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wweaver | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weavier | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wauhver | 83 | 0 | / |
| Weaveer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wever | 80 | 8,155 | / |
| Wawer | 80 | 4,708 | / |
| Baver | 80 | 2,139 | / |
| Vaver | 80 | 153 | / |
| Uaver | 80 | 101 | / |
| Wover | 80 | 6 | / |
| Weaverrd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beaver | 73 | 34,951 | / |
| Vavere | 73 | 593 | / |
| Weever | 73 | 273 | / |
| Vavier | 73 | 81 | / |
| Vauver | 73 | 61 | / |
| Bauver | 73 | 37 | / |
| Wajwer | 73 | 27 | / |
| Wawere | 73 | 18 | / |
| Veaver | 73 | 15 | / |
| Baiver | 73 | 13 | / |
| Weiver | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bayver | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wuever | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vaaver | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wahwer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vavger | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uaaver | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wevear | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wevier | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woover | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weawer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wawerû | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weavir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weveir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whever | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woever | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baaver | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wwever | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wajber | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawerũ | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaiver | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whover | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wahber | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wovert | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wasuer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weaverová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vauvert | 67 | 261 | / |
| Vaivere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weivert | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wheever | 67 | 4 | / |
| Veauver | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waiwere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vavhier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vauvher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weawear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaavere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wachuer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whoover | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis