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

The last name Waver occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Wäver. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waver? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 883,255th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Waver are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 683,417th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 178 people.

The last name Waver is most common in The United States, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 1,582,790. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 21 percent live, Alabama, where 17 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.

Waver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Waver last name expanded 146 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waver Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Waver last name are 9.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.76% being registered with 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