Waveren Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Waveren Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 52 | 1:324,753 | 37,631 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Waveren Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waveren Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waveren is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waveren? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,555,468th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Waveren are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 324,753. In The Netherlands Waveren is most frequent in: South Holland, where 31 percent reside, North Holland, where 29 percent reside and Friesland, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands Waveren is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.
Waveren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Waveren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waveren last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woveren | 86 | 18 | / |
| Waveryn | 86 | 14 | / |
| Waverijn | 80 | 122 | / |
| Wavering | 80 | 117 | / |
| Weavering | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wawerzien | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boweren | 71 | 36 | / |
| Vavaren | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ueveren | 71 | 7 | / |
| Beavern | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weyvern | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weevern | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wawerzin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voverienė | 63 | 461 | / |
| Vohbehren | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wowern | 62 | 18 | / |
| Babern | 62 | 3 | / |
| Vevern | 62 | 2 | / |
| Vobern | 62 | 2 | / |
| Veiverienė | 59 | 88 | / |
| Vaivarienė | 59 | 22 | / |
| Wawarin | 57 | 18 | / |
| Babiren | 57 | 17 | / |
| Vavarin | 57 | 10 | / |
| Waiworn | 57 | 4 | / |
| Baberin | 57 | 4 | / |
| Bavyrin | 57 | 2 | / |
| Baberyn | 57 | 1 | / |
| Weibern | 57 | 0 | / |
| Vauvarin | 53 | 28 | / |
| Bahwairn | 53 | 2 | / |
| Vavirina | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vaivirina | 50 | 10 | / |
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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 Waveren
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