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 last name Waveren is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waveren? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,555,468th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Waveren live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 324,753. In The Netherlands Waveren is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 31 percent live, North Holland, where 29 percent live and Friesland, where 13 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.
Waveren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Waveren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waveren surname fell 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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